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3 NEWSPage 6 Abington may rethink insurance plan

Page 8 PHOTOS: SS. Anthony and Rocco Festival

Page 10 District trims to save kindergarten

Page 12 Ransom plane crash kills one

18 ARTSPage 18 Alice Cooper brings nightmare to town

Page 21 Styx to play Penns Peak

Page 23 Inspiration blooms at Everhart

Page 25 Arrival of Steamtown anniversary is soon

28 SPORTSPage 30 Par player wins Jackman tourney

Page 32 New soccer coaches at Keystone

Page 34 OPINION: A-Rod spotlight welcome

Page 41 Hopeful PSU QBs say team needs decision

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This spinning wheel isone of the varied

pieces included in thecurrent exhibit at theEverhart Museum inScranton.STORY: Page 23.

Sometimes,a phone callwith a dropletof informa-tion can makeyou think that youre about

to break something wide open.Then, you fall on your face

sometimes repeatedly when you start asking the rightquestions of the proper peo-ple.

Suchwas my experiencelastweek.

A call placed early in the week indicated somethingthat turned out to be entirelyfalse.

A friend suggested that thepolice officers who will losetheir jobs because of cuts im-posed by Mayor Chris Doherty

and effective Aug. 29 werentpaid through the citys operat-ing budget. They inferred thatthe funds, instead, came fromthe citys Office of Economicand Community Develop-ment.

That, I learned later in the week, was wrong.

But fordays, untilthe returnphone calls started coming in,

I held hope against hope thatthis person was right. If theywere, wed be reporting some-thing that no one else was.

Weve taken pride in some-times uncovering stories be-fore our fellow news outlets orbeing able to balance the newswith another side of the story.

Alas, poor reader, as phonecalls from Doherty, Police

Union President DetectiveSgt. Bob Martin and the re-gional offices of the UnitedStates Department of Housingand Urban Development inPhiladelphia revealed, the tipwas bad.

I hate to admit it, but it wasa crushing blow.

What good news it wouldhave been to possibly high-light something thatcould res-

cue public safety jobs.What delight we would havehad in finding the allegedtruth first.

But, those are often thecards were dealt.

Sometimes, were not giventhe entire story. That goes fortheones creatingthe storyandthose offering information onhow to possibly cover another

angle to it.Its our job to find truth

when it exists. As a citizen as well as a journalist, that cansometimes be a hard pill toswallow. That goes for every-thing from the would-beOECD cash to criminal courtaccusations.

While people believe wecontrol the information, some-times it can be held from us,

too. Its our jobto ask the rightquestions and tell the mostcomplete, accurate stories wecan.

Tip can make or break a weekChristopher J. Hughes pledges to be

more thorough. E-mail him at

[email protected].

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Reader debates blame for jobs

In a recent article, profes-sional activists for severalleft wing organizations

attempted to lay blame for thelack of jobs nationwide on theTea party and Sen. Pat Too-mey. These paid activists askedwhere the jobs that were prom-ised a year ago are.

A better question would bewhere are the jobs that Presi-dent Obama and the Demo-crats promised several yearsago? We were promised by thepresident that if his stimuluspackage was approved, unem-

ployment would be kept under8 percent. The stimulus passedtwo years ago and unemploy-ment has remained above 9percent.

The Democrats held controlof both sides of Congress fromJanuary 2006 until losing theHouse as of January of thisyear to the Republicans. Alsoduring that time they hadcontrol of the White House for

two years. That is more thanenough time to turn aroundunemployment and surelyyears more than the eightmonths for which the GOP hascontrolled only the House.

Instead of focusing like alaser on jobs, the Democratsincluding President Obamachose to instead attempt areform of our healthcaresystem commonly referred toas Obamacare, despite strong

opposition nationally andwarnings that it was unconsti-tutional - which several feder-al courts have since ruled to

be the case.Many of the same protes-ters at Sen. Toomeys officewere the same ones stagingrallies in front of former Con-gressmen Paul Kanjorskis andChris Carneys offices support-ing Obamacare.

These people simply dowhat they are paid to do,which is dependent on what-ever political posturing theirhandlers deem necessary.

David KveragasNewton Township

Kudos to police academy,National Night Out

Our citys perceptiveChief Dan Duffy andLt. Len Namiotka saw

an opportunity to expandtheir crime fighting tools andwere eager to act when theyspearheaded the Citizens

Police Academy in order toduplicate their efforts. Withthe sponsorship of Geico andits numerous departmentheads acting as instructors,the 12-week program waslaunched.

It was well received byScranton residents, includingyours truly, with many moreapplicants placed on a waitinglist for its next class.

The curriculum covered

each and every aspect ofScrantons police departmentincluding drugs, gang aware-ness, crime scene investiga-

tions, special operationsgroups, mounted police, andmy personal favorites, the K-9demonstration and ride-along.

We were lucky to have theadded overview of our crimi-nal justice system with specialguests such as the Lackawan-na County District Attorneys,Court Administrator RonMackay, and the honorablePresident Judge Thomas J.Munley. Judge Munley gave

us a rare peek into his cham-bers and even posed for pho-tos.

The training has since paidoff for the police departmentas they were able to add afew more arrests due to citi-zens tips, Chief Duffy an-nounced at the class gradua-tion during National NightOut at Nay Aug Park.

National Night Out was alsosupported by several emergen-

cy response departments.Attendees had access to am-bulances, the Scranton FireDepartments smoke housesimulator, and the citys im-pressive SWAT vehicle.

Overall, these were trulyvaluable experiences for theScranton Police Departmentand the people it serves.

Blanca RosenthalScranton

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Scranton sets inaugurationevents for Rev. Quinn

The inauguration ceremony

of the Rev. Kevin P. Quinn, S.J.,as the University of Scrantons25th president will take placeon Friday, Sept. 16, at 11:30

a.m. in theWilliam J.Byron, S.J.,RecreationComplex.

The cere-mony, whichis open to thepublic, is part

of a weeklongseries of events intended tointroduce the new president tothe Universitys constituents.

Members of The Universityof Scranton community, partic-ipants and guests attending theceremony on Friday are alsoinvited to an informal lunch,which will be served on theUniversitys Commons follow-ing the ceremony.

The University of Scranton

Performance Music Choral andInstrumental Ensembles willperform an original composi-tion by renowned conductor,composer, teacher and bassistLawrence Wolfe at the Inaugu-ration Concert on Saturday,Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in theHoulihan-McLean Center.

The composition, entitledRejoice in the Lord Always, isbased upon one of Quinnsfavorite passages. The concert

is free and open to the public.

County swim facilities beginclosing

The Lackawanna CountyParks and Recreation Depart-ment announces that the beachat Aylesworth Park in nowclosed for the season.

The beach at Merli-SarnoskiPark will remain open throughAug. 26.

The McDade Park pool will

be closed from Aug. 29 throughSept. 2 but will reopen forLabor Day weekend, Sept. 3 to5, before closing for the season.

Swimming facilities are openfrom 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admis-sion is free.

Study: Pa. child povertyrankings improve slightly

Pennsylvania ranks 20thoverall among 50 states inchild health and well-being, but

the recession continues to takea painful toll on the stateschildren and families, accord-ing to the latest Kids Count

national survey releasedWednesday by The Annie E.Casey Foundation.

The state ranked 23rd forseveral years before the latestbump. Among the areas show-

ing improvement since 2000are the child death rate, whichdropped 10 percent; the teenbirth rate, which decreased 9percent; and the teen deathrate, which fell 2 percent.

The state also saw discourag-ing signs since 2000: The in-fant mortality rate increased 7percent, low birthweight ba-bies rose 8 percent, childrenliving in poverty jumped 13percent and children in single-

parent families rose 10 percent.The percent of teens not inschool and not working grewfrom 6 to 8 percent. More than21 percent of Pennsylvaniateens failed to graduate withtheir class in 2010 and thenumber of dropouts ages 16-24in the state now stands at morethan 100,000.

The report also found 29percent Pennsylvania kids livedin homes where no parent held

a full-time, year-round job in2009, the most recent dataavailable. The national averagewas 31 percent.

- The Associated Press

Corbett defends energystance

The Corbett administrationon Monday defended its pol-icies on renewable energy andconservation, and said it is not

putting aside those efforts infavor of Pennsylvanias boom-ing natural gas industry.

The administration respon-ded to a Pittsburgh Post-Ga-zette story that said the admin-istration is stripping employeesfrom such programs and isforbidding state executiveagencies from signing clean-energy contracts.

The changes are merely partof the new approach by Gov.

Tom Corbetts energy exec-utive, Patrick Henderson, offi-cials said.

Gov. Corbett understandsthe critical importance of allenergy resources, includingrenewables, both to our econo-my and our quality of life,Henderson wrote in a letterMonday responding to thePost-Gazette story. He re-mains committed to policieswhich respect taxpayer dollars

and grow all our energy indus-tries in a sustainable manner.

- The Associated Press

NEWS BRIEFS

Quinn

CARBONDALE The Carbondale Redevelopment Authority willhold their regular monthly meeting for August andSeptember on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m. in CityCouncil Chambers,1 N. Main Street, Carbondale.DICKSON CITY The zoning hearing board of Dickson City will meetat borough building, 801 Boulevard Ave., DicksonCity, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The meeting is

called to consider an application by Widmer SignCompany for the property located at 924 Scranton-Carbondale Highway, Dickson City. The applicantseeks a special exception for an electronic messagecenter sign to be added to an existing pylon sign atthe property. Dickson City borough council will meet on Sept. 6,Oct. 4 and Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the bor-oughs 2012 budget. All meetings will be held at theborough building, 801 Boulevard Ave., Dickson City.DUNMORE The Dunmore zoning hearing board will hold ameeting on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Dun-more Community Center,1414 Monroe Ave. Agendaincludes application for a side yard variance for anaddition to a residential home requested by Gerald

and Jayne Mattern, 1341 Adams Ave., Dunmore.OLD FORGE The Old Forge zoning board will meet Thursday,Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Forge borough build-

ing. The meeting is called to hear request fromFamily Dollar for a variance for impervious cov-erage, parking area landscape buffer, parking arearight-of-way buffer, 20-foot setback and one eightsquare foot sign.SCRANTON The Scranton Parking Authority shall hold anspecial meeting for the purpose of refinancingdebt on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at noon at its offices at140 Adams Ave., Scranton.THORNHURST The board of supervisors of Thornhurst Town-ship will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Aug. 23,at 7 p.m. at the township office, HC1 Box 238-B,River Road Thornhurst, to consider a resolutionapproving the transfer of a restaurant liquor li-cense currently owned by G-Force Enterprises, Inc.,the Ritz Building, first floor, 222 Wyoming Ave.,Scranton, to Brookside Eatery and Pub, LLC, foruse at the Thornhurst Country Club, 143 CountryClub Estates, Thornhurst.THROOP The Throop borough planning commission meet-ing will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 6:30 p.m.Meetings are held in council chambers, ThroopMunicipal Building, 436 Sanderson St., Throop.WAVERLY The Waverly Township zoning hearing board willhold a hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. atthe township offices, Lake Henry Drive, Waverly, inorder to hear an application by Gibralter Manage-ment, Inc., for a variance on required lot depth andfront setback requirements on land at 319 Carbon-dale Road, Waverly Township.

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SCRANTON With only 17 days until

the academic year begins, representa-

tives from local school districts attended a

state House Democratic Policy Commit-

tee hearing at Scranton High School on

Tuesday to discuss the damage they said

were caused by cuts to public education in

Gov. Tom Corbetts 2011 budget.

Not one of the Democrats onTuesdays panel, which has beentraveling around the state gather-ing testimony, voted for the Re-publican-backed budget, andschool officials made it abundant-ly clear that they, too, were not infavor of the drastic reductions instate funding.

The American way of life, ourgreat democracy, is predicated ona literate people. Today, as neverbefore, theres an effort to destroy

a childs right to a free public edu-cation in this country, and that is what brings us here today, ex-claimed Rosemary Boland, presi-dent of the Scranton Federation of Teachers. The Corbett budget isnothingless thanan assault on thecore values of our American de-mocracy. Its impact on our educa-tional system is devastating.

This budget put out by Gov.

School officials, Democrats agree budget is direct assault on most vulnerable

HEARING RAILS AGAINST CUTS

RICHHOWELLSPHOTO

PennsylvaniaHouse Demo-

crats, left, hear

testimony from

area schoolofficials on the

damage Gov.

Tom Corbetts

cuts will do to

public educa-

tion during a

hearing Tues-day at Scranton

High School.

ByRICH [email protected]

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SCRANTON Following astate House Democratic PolicyCommittee hearing at ScrantonHigh School on the affects ofGov. Tom Corbetts 2011 budgeton education, local human ser-

vices representatives testifiedthat their organizations have al-so been greatly damaged by hiscuts to vital programs.

Don Broderick, executive di-rector of ARC of NEPA, said

Tuesday that the budget has ledto $13 million cut from allegedand yet to be identified fraud,

waste, and abuse, $5 millionfrom provider group homecosts, and a $9 million cut hasbeen proposedby changing howprovider occupancy factors aredetermined.

All the cuts jeopardize federalMedicaid matching dollars,

which could end upin a $60 mil-lion loss in funding and a dra-matic negative impact on theorganization, which servesthose with intellectual and de-

velopmental disabilities.

He also took issue with a newlaw that grants the secretary ofthe Department of Welfare theauthorityto make changes in as-sistance eligibility, rates, provid-er qualifications, and cost-shar-ing bills without going throughthe usual approval process.

The Office of Long Term Liv-ing also changed its policies onbilling andrates onJan.1, whichSharon Quinn, manager of Inde-pendent Living Services at the

Northeast PA Center for Inde-pendent Living, said will dis-rupt payment andcash flow andcould jeopardize the manage-

ment of services to consumers. The PA Waiver program,

which allows financially eligibleindividuals with disabilities tohave their Medicaid or Medi-care dollars waived back so theycanreceive nursing care in theirown homes, she believes is un-der assault by the Corbett ad-ministration.

Questionable cuts in fund-inghave also continuedas moreand more reduced budgets arerequested, making Quinn ask,Whyare you not taxingthe gasindustry? Twenty-five posi-tions are expected to be cutacross 18 centers.

Michael Hanley, executive di-rector of United NeighborhoodCenters of Northeastern Penn-sylvania, said that Corbett is al-lowing the virtual eliminationof the Homeownership Emer-gency Mortgage Assistance Pro-gram inthe state,a programrun-ning since the 1980s that assistshomeowners in danger of losingtheir homes to foreclosure.

Now, in the midst of thegreatest housing crisis this

country has ever faced, we areleft without the tools to assistthese families, Hanley said.

The Housing and Redevelop-ment Assistance Program wasalso eliminated from the bud-get, which was a key source offunding for the Harriet BeecherStowe School in South Scran-ton. The building created con-struction jobs and provideshousing for18 families.

It is apparent that this bud-

get has been balanced on thebacks of our children and themost vulnerable in our commu-nity, Hanley said.

RICHHOWELLS PHOTO/ FORGO LACKAWANNA

UNC of NEPA Executive Director Michael Hanley, Northeast PA

Center for Independent Living Service Manager Sharon Quinn,and ARC of NEPA Executive Director Don Broderick testified

Tuesday on the dangerous cuts to human service agencies.

Cuts also hurting service groupsByRICH HOWELLS

[email protected]

Corbett is a direct assault, anattack, on the children and thefuture taxpayers of this areaand across the Common-

wealth, agreed ScrantonSchool District Superintend-ent William King. The goalhere is to end public educationas we know it.

Locally, the Scranton SchoolDistrict suffered the most with$5.5 million in cuts, or $10,000per classroom and $602 per

student. Tutoring programs,the School Age Mothers pro-gram, Fast ForWord Readingprogram, SAVES program, andmany others are simply gone,King said. He also listed theabsence of an $897,000 grantthat funded an all-day kinder-garten program, $495,858 foran educational assistance pro-gram for after-school tutoring,$286,015 for a charter schoolprogram, and $3,809,249 fromthe basic education subsidy.

The all-day kindergartenprogram, which has run forover 30 years, was saved, Kingsaid, because 70 teachers re-tired and cuts to other pro-grams were made.

He believes that the budgetwas a direct attack on the poorofthe city, sayingthatin Scran-ton, 61 percent of kids are eco-nomically disadvantaged, 17.5

percent of students are labeledas special needs children, and7 percent are learning Englishas a second language.

While Scranton High Schoolwas honored by Newsweek asone of the best high school incountry, under No Child LeftBehind, it was labeled as a fail-ing school. King said theschool had the highest PSSAmath scores of any urbanschool district in the state and

the third highest readingscores of 11th grade urban dis-tricts.

They say that were not get-ting the job done. Well guess

what? We are getting the jobdone.

Struggle outside Scranton

Even the Abington HeightsSchool District, the most af-fluent school district in the re-

gion, saw a 25 percent, ormore than $1 million, reduc-tion in state funding fromstate. The district eliminated

12 teaching positions throughattrition, cut two librariansand computer teachers, six ele-mentary positions, and about4.5 percent of professionalstaff altogether.

Abington Heights alsore-bidtheir insurance, eliminatedovertime, and cut supplies andfield trips to save money, Su-perintendent Michael Mahonexplained, saying that futurepension obligations are also amajor concern in the future.

I am not concerned for the2011-12 academic year.Ho-

wever, I am frightened over thefuture, Mahon said. Its a ve-ry easy year compared to what

is coming.If we get cut another $5.5

million next year, theres abso-lutely going to be layoffs,King added. We would haveto negotiate with the teachersunion to try to increase classsize, which is something abso-lutely none of us is interestedin seeing happening. Wed belooking at ending all those

wonderful extracurricular ac-tivities.

Rep. Maria Donatucci(D-185) said she was at a simi-lar meeting in Philadelphia,and while the names and faceschanged, the testimony didnot.

In a lot of the schools inPhiladelphia, parents are pay-ing fees so that their childrencan be in sports programs. Iknow that there are schools inPhiladelphia where theyre do-

ing fundraising in the publicschool system so that theirkids can have extracurricularactivities, Donatucci said.

Blue Ridge School DistrictDirector Alan Hall found thatteachers in his district had totake less pay than they hadbeen making the year before

just so further cuts didnt haveto be made.

The Governor Corbett bud-get demands sacrifices from

our students, our disadvan-taged parents, and our work-ing middle class, but missingfrom the shared sacrifice arethe wealthiest among us thetaxloopholepeopleand corpo-rations and, most stunningly,the Marcellus Shale drillers,Boland said, touching on a top-ic that wascontinually broughtup throughout the hearing.

They come in, they rip

apart our infrastruc-turetheyre polluting our riv-ers, and they get a free ride.

They dont get taxed, King

added.

Dems: We werent informed

The Democrats claimedthey could do nothing aboutthe budget or its deep cuts.

We, as the Democratic cau-cus, were not even invited toone of the meeting where thebudget was negotiated. Notone. The entire caucus, 91members, represent six mil-lion people in this state, Rep.Joseph Markosek (D-25) said.

You can cut flesh, but youcant cut bone. Over the lastseveral years, weve cut a lot offlesh andI think nowwereget-ting into the bone, Rep. Ken

Smith (D-112) said.When I talk about inequity

and I talk about unfairness of abudget, also realize that thereare expenses and there are in-

vestments, and were cuttinginvestments, Kevin Murphy(D-113) added.

King did not have any con-versation with the governor ei-ther, saying that even the De-partment of Education hasbasically been gutted.

Thats an empty buildingdown there at 333 MarketStreet (in Harrisburg).Ithought the Department ofEducation was there to helpservice school districtsthroughout the Common-

wealth, to help us to performour duties and to do our joband to raise that bar of expec-tation and to support us in ev-erything that we do, he said.

Committee Chairman MikeSturla contended that the Cor-bett budget was never trulybalanced andit cannotbe a notax budget with an $800 mil-lion surplus and higher schooltaxes in many areas as directresult of budget.

I dont think the publicquite yet had understood whatthis budget did to basic educa-tionThey havent seen 37kids in their childrens class-

rooms instead of 25. Theyhavent seen half-day kinder-garten instead of full-day kin-dergarten. They havent seen alack of after-school programsso they need to quit their joband be home with their kids inthe afternoon, Sturla de-scribed.

They havent seen any ofthosethings affectthemyet be-cause the kids arent back to

school yet. My guess is thatonce that happens, my hopeanyway is that there is outrageabout whats going on here.

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NICHOLSON - OnSept. 11, the 96thannual Nicholson

Bridge Day will take place,thanks to the preparation

and planning by the Ni-cholson Womens Club.

The day full of fun and his-tory will occur from 9 a.m.to4 p.m.,featuring live mu-sic and otherperformancesthat can be enjoyed by the

whole family.Karin Wellings from the

Nicholson Womens Club, who helped to plan thisevent, expects over 50

vendors with a variety ofitems from crafts, collecti-bles to motorcycles and, of

course, food.The pet show will start

at 10 a.m. and has alwaysbeen a popular event fortheyoung andold.The Ma-sons and Womens Clubshave prepared a chicken

barbecue beginning at 11a.m.The townhistorywalk

will be at 12:30 p.m. andwill concentrate on a fewprivate homes and theirhistory and origin.

In addition to all theseexciting events, the Last

Shot Band will be playingall day long for additionalentertainment.

The public is invited tosupport a local landmarkand celebrate the end ofsummer.

AROUND THE ABINGTONS

The Abington Heights School Dis-trict is considering reinstating supple-mental insurance for athletes.

In years past, the district had pur-chased supplemental insurance for$15,000 a year. Abington Heights de-

cided earlier this month not to pur-chase it this year, but returning thepolicy was the main topic of discus-sion during the school boards month-ly meeting held Wednesday, Aug. 17.

The decision not to purchase thesupplemental insurance this year wasbased somewhat on the fact that par-ents have theopportunity to purchasesupplemental insurance on a volun-tary basis on their own, regardless of

whether or nottheirchildis a student-athlete.

The district was under the impres-sion that this supplemental insurance would cover students while they wereparticipating in athletic events.

Based on this information, thecoaches were notified and a letterwasissued to the parents stating that thedistrict would not purchase the insur-ance this year.

Sincethat time,the insurancecom-pany called us and said while it istrue everyone can purchase supple-mental insurance in the district on a

voluntary basis,it wouldnot cover thestudents while playing football, Su-perintendent Michael Mahon ex-plained. The district also learned thatby not including the insurance, theywould be theexception, notthe rule.

I have a problem with dropping itfor our athletes. I think if were goingto have athletics, I think we need toprovide forthe students,whichis con-sistent with what other districts aredoing, Board Treasurer Louise Brzu-chalski said.

Several board members echoedBrzuchalskis sentiments but ques-tioned what the policy covers and ifthey could geta betterofferfroma dif-ferent provider, which Mahon said he

would research.Business Manager Carolyn Langan

intends to retire at the conclusion ofthe calendar year. The district will be-ginwork to findher replacementsoon.

In other news, a back-to-school car-nivalis beingplanned by theAbingtonHeights High School National Honor

Society at the high school. The eventis tentatively set for Friday, Sept. 9.Theboard will meet forits monthly

work session on Wednesday, Sept. 7.

ABINGTON HEIGHTS

SCHOOL BOARD

Abington may rethinkinsurance policyByDONMcGLYNN

[email protected]

TheDietrichTheaters10thAnniver-sary Gathering of Singers and Song-

writers concert will be held Aug. 24,at7:30p.m.

The concert will feature seven sing-er/songwriterswho haveperformed atDietrich Theater in Tunkhannockoverthe last10 years. Admissionis free.

Theperformerswillbe LorneClarke, Tom Flannery, George Wesley, KateJordan, KJ Wagner, Jay Smar andDon-na Hill. All seven singer/songwriters

willbeonstageatthesametimetosingtheirsongs andtelltheir stories.

Allare invited to come andcelebrateourlocalfolk musictalent.

Clarkehasbeenthecatalystandorga-nizer of this yearly event. He andFlan-nery of the Scranton area, are the onlytwo musicians who have performed atevery Gathering of Singer/Songwrit-ersat theDietrichTheater.

Wagner, from the Lewisburg area, isknown for her upbeat songs and posi-tive energy, somethingshe hasin com-mon with Wesley, of Kingston. Both

musicians encourage audience partici-pation andoften haveeveryonesinging

along ormoving totheirmusic.Jordans rich, expressive alto voice

will once againresoundin theDietrichTheater.

Hill,who comesfrom Auburn Town-ship,hasbeenblindsince birth, andhasbeenthroughmanytrials, buthas man-agedtowrite, sing,andspeakabout herperseverance.

Smar, from the Philadelphia area,willalso bringhis manymusicaltalentsto thecelebration.

Ticketscan be reservedat (570)996-1500.

Bridge Day celebrates history

ABINGTON JOURNAL FILE PHOTO

Nicholas Bridge Day, celebrating the historic structure, is set for Sept. 11.

9 a.m.: National anthem9:30 a.m.: Motorcycle

safety event and regis-tration for the petshow

10 a.m.: Pet show11 a.m.: Chicken barbecue

12:30 p.m.: Town historywalk

1 p.m.: Wyoming CountyPlayers presentation

2 p.m.: Town Twirlers3 p.m.: Nicholson Guitar

Studio

IF YOU GOBy KIRSTENWENTWORTH

The Abington Journal

correspondent

A decade of gathering singers at Dietrich Theater

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The following criminalcomplaints were filed inLackawanna County Courtbetween Aug. 12 and Aug.16. All charges are pendingfollowing respective prelim-inary hearings.

BLAKELY

Sean Wheeler, 38, ofMeade Street, Throop,faces charges of drug pos-session and driving underthe influence. Police weredispatched to an intersec-tion where a man was re-ported slumped over thesteering wheel of the car.

Wheeler told officers thathe initially thought he hada seizure and was in needof medical attention. As

Wheeler was helped out ofthe car, police noticed$5,000 in cash in the cupholder of his vehicle. Theyalso found 10 full packetsof suspected heroin andanother five empty pack-ets.

The arresting officer wasPtlm. Allen Aponick.

Wheeler was arraigned onAug. 16 and held for a lackof $50,000 bail. A prelimi-

nary hearing is set forAug. 25.

DUNMORE

Brandy Meiser, 25, ofLafayette Street, Scranton

was charged by Dunmorepolice with three drugpossession charges after analleged drug deal on Aug.11. A police officer whowas parked while observ-

ing traffic noticed whatlooked like a possible drugdeal in a near-by emptyparking lot. The officer

conducted a traffic stopand Meiser allegedly toldpolice she was supposedto sell three bags ofcrack to a man, but thedeal did not happen.

The arresting officerwas Ptlm. William Jordan.Meiser was arraigned onAug. 12, and held for alack of $5,000. A prelimi-nary hearing is set forSept. 1.

SCRANTON

Concetta Barcola, 53,of Pittston Avenue, Scran-ton has been charged bycity police with retailtheft. Barcola allegedlyput a pair of Busy Beegardening gloves in herpurse at the Weis Marketon South Washington Ave-nue. She then left after

paying for other itemsexcept for the gloves. The arresting officer

was Ptlm. Jason Hyler.Barcola was arraigned onAug. 15. A preliminaryhearing is set for Aug. 23.

James Schneider, 21,listed as homeless, facesdrug possession chargesfrom Scranton police. Anofficer was trying to lo-cate an assault suspect

and came across two menin a parking lot. One ofthe men, Schneider, wassmoking. As the officerspoke to the men, he no-ticed that Schneider wasactually holding a joint,and he was placed intocustody.

The arresting officerwas Cpl. Joseph Harris.Schneider was arraigned

on Aug. 13, and is cur-rently held for a lack of$10,000. A preliminaryhearing is set for Aug. 22.

POLICE BLOTTER

SCRANTON - Two Philadel-phia men have been charged byScranton police with multipledrug charges after they alleged-ly arranged the sale of crack co-caineto an undercover policeof-ficer.

Kevin Fletcher, 20, of Phila-delphia, faces two counts of

drug possession, and one counteach of delivery, conspiracy andfalse identification to law en-forcement officer.

According to the affidavit:Police were conducting a nar-

cotics investigation into a drug-dealer namedCharles Wiley. Anundercover police officer madecontact with Wiley to meet atthe Colosseum Nightclub in

downtown Scranton.When the officer arrived, Wi-

ley told him via telephone to walk across the street andstated, My boy is over there.

The officer then met Fletcherinside a parking lot and ex-changed $100 for two yellowplastic zip lock bags containingsuspected crack cocaine. Fletch-er then left the scene as a pas-

senger in Wileys car.

Citypolice conducteda traffic

stop where both Wiley and

Fletcher were taken into custo-

dy. Police found 23 individually

packed bags of crack cocaine,six

bags of marijuana, and cash, be-

tween the two men.

Wiley also faces possession

charges from Scranton police.

Both were arraigned on Aug.

12 and held for a lackof $50,000

bail, each. All charges are pend-

ing. A preliminary hearing for

Wileyis setforSept.1,and a pre-

liminary hearing for Fletcher

was setfor Aug.18 with a formal

arraignment on Sept. 30, ac-

cording to court records ac-

cessed Friday.

Philly men charged in alleged cocaine dealBy MATT MORGIS

Go Lackawanna intern

SCRANTON - A 37-year-oldman jailed earlier this year nowfaces charges in the alleged sex-ual assault of a then-10-year-oldgirl two years ago.

Gene Hazelton, 37, currentlybeingheldin Lackawanna Coun-

ty Prison for charges filed in Ja-nuary for possession and dis-semination of child pornogra-phy, facestwo countseachof un-lawful contact with a minor andindecent assault of a personlessthan 13 years of age, and onecount of corruption of a minor.

Hazelton waived a prelimina-ry on thepreviouschild pornog-raphy charges in June.

According to the affidavit:

Lackawanna County Childrenand Youth Services notified po-liceof a 12-year-old who accusedHazelton of inappropriatelytouching her in 2009.

Hazelton allegedly took thegirl for a walk in Nay Aug Park.

While in the woods, the victimstated Hazelton touched herbreast on her skin underclothes andtouched her crotchover the top of her clothes.

New charges against Hazel-ton are pending, and a prelimi-nary hearing is set for Aug. 23.

New chargesagainst childporn suspectGene Hazelton, chargedearlier this year in a child porncase, is accused of touching a

10-year-old in 2009.

By MATT MORGIS


SCRANTON A motherand father face charges fromcity police after allegedly leav-ing two of their children homealone on Monday.

Troy Blount and Sidyea Hai-ney, bothof SouthMain Street,

Scranton,facecountsof endan-gering the welfare of children.

According the affidavit:Police receiveda report from

a 911 operator that two chil-dren, ages 5 and 3, were homealone. The older child alleged-lycalled911whenhermomdidnot return home after beingout for a long period of time.

The children toldpolice thattheirmom leaves thetwo other

children frequently to either

drop off or pick up their father

fromwork. The officer alleged-ly waited with the children for

45 minutes before their moth-er, Hainey,returned home.Shetoldthe officer she wentto the

store a mile away to pick updiapers.

Hainey wastakeninto custo-

dy and the children were turn-ed over to Children and YouthServices to be placed in foster

care. Shewas chargedwith twocounts of child endangerment.

Blountwas taken into custo-

dy later that evening as policefound him leaving work and

entering the Starlight Bar. Hefaces onecountof child endan-germent.

Both Blount and Hainey were arraigned on Aug. 15.They are currently being held

for a lack of $15,000 and$25,000 bail, respectively. Allcharges are pending, and pre-

liminary hearings are set for

Aug. 23.

Parents faces childendangerment chargesPolice report says5-year-old called 911

when mom didntreturn home.

By MATT MORGIS


SCRANTON Severalharges against a city man

were dropped last week foran alleged domestic dispute.

Michael Merring, 21, ofScranton, was originallycharged July 22 for a dispute

involving his girlfriend.At a preliminary hearing

held Aug. 10, three of thefour original charges weredismissed. Merring pleadedguilty to a summary offense

and paid $75 restitution fordamage at his girlfriendsapartment.

Charges dropped in alleged disputeBy CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES

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Congregants in Dunmore continued a

more thancentury oldreligioustradi-

tion on the weekend of August 12.

The annual SS. Anthony and Rocco Parish

Festival washeldon thegrounds of St. Roccos

Church, 114 Kurtz St., Dunmore. The festival

has been held continuously in the borough

since the churchs founding in 1908 by immi-

grantsfromthe town of Guardiadei Lombardi.

The festival included performances by the

Dunmore High School marching band and

cheerleaders, Picture Perfect, ThePoets, Hick-

ory Rose and Take Three.

Sunday featured the annual procession of

St. Rocco through the streets of the borough.

Organizers revealed a new fiberglass replica of

the statue to replace an original statue that is

on permanent display inside the church.

BILLTARUTISPHOTOS/ FORGO LACKAWANNA

ABOVE: Dunmore High School basket-ball cheerleaders Brittnee Amico, left,

Vic LaRussa, and Kallie Pluciennik

perform on Aug. 12.TOP: Picture Perfect performs.

1. Nicole Pizzola,

left, and Andrew

Remetta, both of

Dunmore.

2. Paul Ware, left,and his daughter

Mary, both of

Scranton.

3. Dan Bayley of

Scranton, left,

and Sr. Donna of

Ss. Anthony andRoccos Parish.

4. Theresa Bo-

land, left, and her

daughter Anna,

2, both of Dun-

more.

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Attorneys for Cordaro also ar-gueU.S.DistrictJudgeA. RichardCaputowronglyprecludedthede-fense from presenting evidencethat would have challenged thecredibility of thatwitness.

Cordaro was convicted in Juneof18counts,includingbribery, ex-torting andmoneylaundering fordemanding money from severalcontractorswhodidbusinesswiththe county. His co-defendant, for-mer Commissioner A.J. Mun-chak, was convicted of sevencounts.

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were issued to him. That wouldhave shown Hughes continuedtogamble after hesaid hequit.

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Costanzo named chair ofJohnson board

Louis A. Costanzo, president of

the construction firm L.R. Costan-zo Co., Inc., has been named chairof Johnson CollegesBoard of Directors. Aboard member sinceApril 2007, Costanzosterm will last until April2014.

Costanzo currentlyserves on the boardsexecutive committee. Hehas chaired the financeand investment commit-

tee, audit committee andthe human resourcescommittee.

Dr. Ann L. Pipinski,president and CEO ofJohnson College, said,Lou has led JohnsonCollege through a tre-mendous time of changeand growthJohnsonCollege would not bepositioned as well as it isfor future success if itwas not for Louiss posi-tive approach to all initia-tives and his can dospirit!

Lackawanna adds fiveto board

Chairman of the BoardDominick DeNaples hasannounced five additionsto the Lackawanna Col-lege Board of Trustees

effective July 1, 2011.Vince Benedetto be-

gan his communicationsinterests early on grow-ing up in a recordingstudio in the suburbs ofPhiladelphia, learningthe art of audio/musicproduction, song compo-sition, and broadcastcommunications firsthand. In 1994, he ob-tained a Congressional

nomination and wasappointed to the United States AirForce Academy. Benedetto gradu-ated from the Air Force Academywith military distinction in 1998and eventually reached the rank ofcaptain.

In 2004, Benedetto foundedBold Gold Media Group whichhas become a successful broadcastcompany with radio stations locat-ed throughout Northeast Penn-

sylvania and into New York State.Davis R. Chantis chairman ofthe Davis R. Chant Realtors Com-

pany he founded in 1964, whichincludes the operation of five realestate offices. Davis R. ChantRealtors opened its first office inMilford in 1964, and over the last47 years the Chant firm has been

the leader in Northeastern Penn-sylvania and adjoining areas inNorthern New Jersey and the

Hudson Valley of NewYork, in selling countryproperty.

Timothy Holmesbrings a wealth of expe-rience in news publi-cation to the NortheastPennsylvania area, hav-ing recently celebrated25 years of service to

the Times-Shamrockfamily of daily newspa-pers. He currentlyserves as Regional Di-rector of Marketing forthe chain.

Michael NarcavageIIIgraduated with abachelors degree inadministration of justicefrom Pennsylvania StateUniversity in 1995 andhas since provided ad-

ministrative, communi-cations and marketingsupportfor a variety ofenergy resource firms aswell as county commis-sions, state agencies andfederal programs. Fromhis entryinto the work-force as the NortheastState Director for for-mer Senator Rick Santo-rum to his current role

as manager of corporatedevelopment for Chesa-peake Energy, Narcav-age has helped supportand promote businessesand corporationsthroughout Pennsylva-nia.

James H. Ottsmany years of experience inthe management anddevelopment of privatecommunities, country

clubs, recreation andresort facilities and public parkshave provided a wealth of out-door activities, vacation experi-ences and primary country andresidential living opportunitiesfor individuals and families fromPennsylvania and surroundingnortheast.

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SCRANTON Its

been several years

since Lackawanna

County President Judge

Tom Munley has discussed

his experiences in the Viet-

nam War atlength ina pub-

lic arena.

Thankstotheworkofafilm

crew based in the city, the

judges story will be shared

throughtheregionspublicac-

cess channel.

Joe Van Wie, CEO of JVW,Inc.,saidhiscrewfilmedthecan-did interview with Munley attheend of June.

Its him just talking, off-the-

cuff, unscripted about his expe-riences in Vietnam. Its a strongpiece, Van Wie said. His expe-riencesin Vietnamareso power-ful and emotional. We felt thisshouldcomeoutas soonas pos-sible. I think people will bemoved by this.

The piece was intended to besubmitted to documentarianKenBurns fora documentary onVietnamveteranstentativelysetforrelease in2016. While its stillbeing offered freeof charge, VanWie said they plan to submit itandhaveit aired onElectricCity

Television in September.Efforts to reach ECTV Execu-

tive Director Mark Migliore on apossibleair datewere unsuccess-ful.

Munleyviewed an early cut ofthe half-hour feature documen-tary on Wednesday. The film al-ready includes hits from Cree-dence Clearwater Revival andThree Dog Night to capture theVietnam era.

In the film, Munley describeshis upbringing in Jessup andeventual pursuit of a degree ineducation from East Strouds-burg University. He taughtschool for oneyear before volun-tarilyenlisting and beingdraftedin1969at age 22.

During basic training at Ft.Jackson,S.C., Munleywas givenorders to reportfor nine weeksofinfantry training following basictraining.

I wonderedhow couldI gotoinfantry training? I figured Iwould havea nice desk job, may-be a counseloror something,herecalled in thefilm.

Instead of landing in an exoticcountry, he receivedhis orders togo to Vietnam.

I was thinking, How did thishappen?

Not only was Munley forcedinto a place andrankhedidnt ex-pect. He was fighting a war hedidnt believe in.

I never believed in the Viet-nam War, he recalled. Once I

gotmy orders forVietnam, I said,Oh, myGod.Whatdid I get my-self into?

During the film, Munley vividrecalls riding by helicopter tomeet the men he would servewith, being dropped in the mid-dleof a clearing, andbeinggreet-ed by fellow soldiers whoemergedfrom a surroundingtreeline.

One ofthe guys- Illneverfor-

get it - hewas from Missouri. Hemotioned for me to come over,Munley said. He said, Whatsyour name? and I told him. Hesaid, Where areyou from?and Isaid, Scranton, Pa. He said,From now on, your name isScranton. I was in Vietnam 11months and five days, and thatswhat they called me.

Munley felt the early cutshownWednesday waswonder-ful.

I was so honored to havethesepeopledothisshowforme.I couldntask for anything better.I hopein2016,the showispickedupby Ken Burns,he said.

I do feel that I have a storythats worth being told. I wantpeopleto understandwhat warislike, and I want people to under-stand that all participants arentwilling participants.

Munley saidhe waspreviouslya frequent guest lecturer at acourse on Vietnam taught by for-merScranton Mayor DavidWen-zelat theUniversity of Scranton.

Judge shares tales of Vietnam

COURTESYJVW INC.

President Judge Tom Munley is shown in a screen capture from the half-hour feature lengthdocumentary expected to be shown on ECTV in the coming weeks.

JVW documents wartime experiences of Judge Tom MunleyBy CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES

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DUNMORE - The memoriesof the terrorist attacks of Sept.11, 2001 flooded back to a localnurse during last weeks YouAre Not Forgotten ride, spon-sored by the Northeast Wing ofthe Friends of the Forgotten.

The ride had a twofold themeof honoring the 10th anniver-

sary of the terrorist attacks andthe memory of Second Lieuten-ant Carol Ann Drazba, RN, aDunmore native. The Friends ofthe Forgotten are trying to raisefundsto completea memorialinDrazbas memory along Dun-mores Blakely Street.

Drazbawas thefirst Americanmilitary woman killed in Viet-nam when the helicopter she

was ridingin along with sixoth-

er people crashed into high ten-sion wires on Feb. 18,1966. Shewas about to begin a period ofrest after having worked non-stop for over six months.

Guest speaker Pat Devaney, aretiredNew YorkCity firefighter

who assisted with the cleanupafter the Sept. 11 attacks, spokeof his experiences to the crowdin attendance at North Ameri-can Warhorse in Dunmore.

His words were gut-wrench-

ing and chilling, said Kim At-kinson, a former emergencyroom trauma nurse and spokes-personforthe Friendsof theFor-gotten.Hisaccount of hisexpe-riences and his emotions were

just electrifying. As I lookedaround the crowd, I started tocry. People around me were cry-ing. The firemen had tears roll-ing down their cheeks. We wereso glad to hear his words and so

gladto be ableto honor the firstresponders that way.

We looked for bodies, welooked for something we couldrecognize but we found noth-ing, Atkinson said, repeatingDevaneys words. We evenlooked for glass but the glasshad turned to sand. It was pul-

verized. The bodies had turnedto dust. Once in a while theyfounda pieceof a body, like a toeor a finger, but they found noth-ing else. It was like it all disap-peared into thin air.

The days events included a

bike ride as well as a ceremonywhere namesof localemergencypersonnel who were lost in theline of duty were read aloud.

There was also a moment of si-lence for thevictims ofthe Sept.11attacks.

Although ten years havepassed since that day in NewYork, Atkinson admits that thememories are still as vivid as ev-

er.Ifirstheard ofSept.11when I

got home fromwork.I was intheemergency room as a traumanurse and I had worked the 11p.m. to 7 a.m. overnight shiftand I had come home and goneto bed, she remembered. Mysoncalledandtoldme toturnonthe television. I thought there

was some sort ofaccidentat firstand thata plane had hit the tow-

er. Then I saw the second planehitandI knew what was happen-ing.

That afternoon, when weknew what had happened, I ranback to the hospital and got a

weeks worth of scrubs andmasks anything I could find,she continued. My colleaguesand I started packing IV bagsand catheters and bandages. We

were ready to go to New YorkCity. We called the Red Cross

and told them we wanted to go,and they told us they wouldcome and get us. They nevercame. When we called back afew hours later, we were toldthere was no one to save. There

wasno one for usto help. We alljust looked at each other. Howcouldall these peoplejustdisap-pear? It was incomprehensible.

They vanished.Atkinsonsaid that her memo-

ries ofSeptember11help herun-derstandwhat pushedDrazba toenlistto serve asa nurse in Viet-namand that they helpedher re-alize that she deserves a monu-ment inher hometown,which isscheduled to be unveiled on Oc-tober 8.

I cannot imagine what CarolAnn saw and where she went todebrief herself, Atkinson said.She was goingoff forthat long-awaited rest on that fateful dayso she could let out those emo-tions and rest up before she

went back to try to help somemore.

The Friends of the Forgottenare stillin need offunds tocom-

plete the Drazba memorial.Memorial pavers can be pur-

chased for a tax-deductible do-nationof $100for four lineswith15 characters per line. Checkscan be sent to the Carol AnnDrazba Memorial Fund, c/oFriends of the Forgotten, 527 E.Scott St., Olyphant Pa. 18447.

Raffle tickets are also availa-bleto wina 1997 Yamaha Virago1100 cc motorcycle for $5 a tick-etor $20 for 5 tickets.The raffle

will take place when all ticketsare sold. To purchase tickets,call Kim Atkinson at (570) 383-9552.

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Vet group leader recalls

Vietnam nurse, Sept. 11By STEPHANIELONGO For Go LackawannaIn June 1960, Dunmore High

School class valedictorian An-thony MonaBattistahad onlyone thought on his mindhe

was aboutto followin hislatefa-thersfootsteps.

He was always into the mili-tarybecauseof hisfather, class-mate Joe Morelli recalled. Up-on graduation, he got a ROTCscholarship and then became asecond lieutenant in the U.S.Marine Corps.

OnApril16,1966,Battistawas

killed by hostile fire in Vietnamwhile rallying his troops. Now,his classmates are trying to pre-serve his memory as well as thememories of three other Dun-more natives who died in Viet-nam at the Carol Ann DrazbaMemorial,set tobeunveiledOc-tober 8.

DrazbawasthefirstAmericanmilitary woman to be killed inVietnam when the helicoptershewas ridingin becameentan-

gled in high tension wires onFeb. 18,1966.

The otherDunmoreanskilledin VietnamwereKarlRynearsonon Nov. 1,1967, Thomas Malloyon Dec. 27, 1967, and Thomas

Wharton on June18,1970.

We want to remember all ofthem on this bench, Morellisaid.The DunmoreHighSchoolClass of 1960 has already raisedabout $1,000 ofthe $2,000need-edtopurchasethebenchandareinviting members of other grad-

uating classesthat mayhavelosta classmate as a result of Viet-nam to contribute money to-

ward the bench if they wouldlike. Any proceeds over the$2,000 would be used to pur-chase another memorial benchat theDrazba memorial site.

We feel that our Dunmorepride should work on this andmake sure that memorial be-comesa realityand that wehon-or all of our Dunmore heroes,

Morelli said.Donations can be sent to Mi-

chael P. Ruane, 505 Scott Rd.,Chinchilla, Pa., 18410. Anyoneinterested in contributing inmemory of Malloy can call AnnMarieat (570)591-6210.

Dunmore Class of 60 plans memorial addition

By STEPHANIELONGO

For Go Lackawanna

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RANSOMTWP. A pilotdied Wednesday night from injuriessuffered when his ultralight air-craft crashed in a wooded areaoff Creek Road.

The crash occurred around

6:10 p.m. and the pilot died ap-proximately an hour later in theemergency department at Com-munity Medical Center, Scran-ton, according to LackawannaCounty Coroner Tim Rowland.

On Thursday, Rowlandidenti-fied theman as William Spear, aresident of Ransom Township.

An autopsy will be scheduled,Rowland said Wednesday.

State police on the scene saidthe plane went down in woods

approximately 300 yards fromthe roadway. The National

Transportation Safety Boardandthe FederalAviation Admin-istration were notified and wereexpected at thecrashsite today.

A section of theroad betweenBald Mountain and Milwaukeeroads was closed to traffic andstate police were protecting theaccident scene for the arrival offederal investigators.

Arlene Salac, an FAA spokes-woman, said there was only oneperson on board the aircraft.

The FAAwill have investigatorson the scene, she said, adding,TheNTSBis theultimate agen-cythat isgoingto determinethecause.

Ultralight

plane crashkills oneBy JERRY LYNOTT

[email protected]

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SCRANTON -A new document hasbeenfiling in an alleged politicaltermina-tionlawsuittargetingthe cityon behalf ofa former Office of Economic and Com-munity Development employee.

Fifteen-year employee Leo DAngelo,the citys former director of communityplanning at OECD, alleged in an originalMay12suit thathis federallyfunded posi-tionwas cutfrom CityCouncils 2011bud-get because of his political support ofMayor Chris Doherty.

DAngelo, whowas theonly personcutfrom OECD in the2011 budget, claimsinthe suit that he had publicly backed themayors re-election campaign throughplacing politicalsignsin hisyard, attend-ing fundraisers and working polls on pri-mary and general election days on themayors behalf.

The original suit alleges deprivationofrights, wrongful termination, and viola-tion of the Pennsylvania Wage Payment

and Collection Law and requests a trialby jury.In a brief to dismiss the suit filed July

18, Atty. James Scanlon wrote that DAn-

gelos complaint contains nothing morethan sweeping, generalized conclusionsandboldassertions atthe expense ofsus-tainable factual allegations.

Scanlon further wrote thatthe suitfailsto present an adequate case that his po-litical activity was a substantial or moti-

vating factorin histermination andthatCouncil is insulatedfromliabilityas a leg-islative body.

Theplaintiff inthis case is attempting

to create a political discrimination casewhen none exists, the brief also states.In the most recent paperwork filed

Aug. 1, DAngelos attorney, Johanna L.

Gelb, writes that the suit does not listCity Council as a defendant.

City of Scranton is not immune fromsuit--nor does City of Scranton claim tobe.In fact, City ofScrantoncannotbe im-mune from suit...Yet, City of Scranton ar-gues onbehalf ofCity Council,when CityCouncil in not a party to this case, theAug.1 brief states.

It also withdraws DAngelos originalrequest seeking punitive damages seek-

ing additionalfunds due for accumulatedannual leave of more than 114 days andhealth benefits for up to three years fol-lowing his termination.

New document filed in alleged political termination lawsuit against cityBy CHRISTOPHER J. [email protected]

SIGNS OF THE SOLUTION

SCRANTON Department of Public Works Traffic Control Repairman

Gene Reed, left, with the help of Police Chief Dan Duffy, center, and ma-

gisterial district judge candidate Joanne Corbett, hung the first Be Partof the Solution crime watch sign in South Scranton at the corner of

Hickory Street and Cedar Avenue on Thursday morning.

After hanging nine more signs in lower South Side, Duffy said they

would also place signs in Minooka and East Mountain. The first of the 60

metal signs, 10 of which were donated by Corbett, was hung in the Tripp

Park section last week.

The West Scranton-Hyde Park Neighborhood Watch organized a neigh-

borhood summit with leaders from all areas of the city and asked them

to fill out forms with a wish list of locations where they would like to

see the signs hung. This continued cooperation between citizens and the

police department, Duffy said, is the key to the campaign.

We want these in all the neighborhoods, not just the neighborhoods

that people identify as being bad neighborhoods. We want the neigh-borhoods that were considered bad at one time to know that theyre on

the upswing right now. Were making a difference and the public is mak-

ing a difference. We also want the neighborhoods on the outskirts to

know that we havent forgotten about them because we dont want their

area to get that title, too, Duffy explained.

If any of these signs causes just one person to stop and report some-

thing anonymously to us and we end up detecting criminal activity or

preventing criminal activity as a result, it was a success.

- Rich Howells

SCRANTON Membersof the Scranton SchoolBoard of Directors voted toapprove an eligibility list fornew teacher hires for onlyone year at a meeting onMonday, Aug. 15.

Rosemary Boland, presi-dent of the Scranton Feder-

ation of Teachers, said thatapproving the eligibility listforjust oneyear was highlyirregular when compared

with the average three-yearterm and that the interviewprocess was a costly en-deavor to repeat annually.

Were facing a governorthats very unfriendly to-

wards public education.Dueto theunpredictablebudgetsthat maycome in the future,

the board felt it was prudentto allow the list to be goodfor one year because wedont know whats going tohappen, Board PresidentBob Lesh said in defense ofthe action.

We dont know howmuchmorethismanisgoingto cut from our budget.

Board DirectorChris Phil-lipsmadeamotiontoamendthe resolution to have the

list approved for two years, which Director KathleenMcGuigan seconded.

Im not following thetrain of though with approv-ing this for one year. Withthe uncertainfinancialtimesahead, weshouldbe possiblyapproving this for beyondthree years, not shortening

it, McGuigan said to ap-plause from the approxi-mately 100 people in attend-ance.

The amendment failed topass with a 5-3 vote, gainingsupport from directors Phil-lips, McGuigan and PatrickOMalley.

The original motion for aone-year approval passed

unanimously.Director Brian Jeffers ab-stained from both votes ashis brothers name appearedon the list.

The approval of the one-year window follows an ex-ceptionally high retiree rate.Seventy-four resignations

were approved in May, ap-proximately three timeshigher than the average reti-ree rate.

The district interviewed just over 1,000 candidatesfor positions this year, ac-cording to Personnel Direc-tor John Vail.

Despite drastic cuts to theschools budget, Superin-tendent William King wasable to deliver some positivenews Monday. Board mem-bers found enough savingsto rescue some programsfrom elimination, including

the districts all-day kinder-garten program. Rescuingthe program was a to prior-ity following the revelationthatGov.TomCorbettsbud-get would eliminate $5.5million in funding for thedistrict.

District: All day

kindergarten savedBy CHRISTOPHER [email protected]

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SCRANTON Family andfriends will gatheragain this year to con-

duct a memorialbreakfastin honorof acity woman and toraise awarenessof thedisease that claimedher life.

The sixth annualCindy Collins Kear-ney Memorial Break-fast is setfor Monday,Sept. 5, at the Radis-son Lackawanna Sta-

tion Hotel, 700 Lacka-wannaAve., Scranton.Theeventwasformedin 2006 in honor ofKearneys 50th birth-day. She lost a battle

withovarian canceratage 48 on June 5,2005.

Carolyn CollinsGratz,of South Abing-ton Township, said the breakfastfulfills her late sisters wish to in-

form more women and familiesabout ovarian cancer.

There is no specific test forovariancancer,Gratzsaid. Itwasherwish to make people aware ofthis dreaded disease so that nomother, nodaughter, andno sister

wouldhave tolive through thisex-perience, but there wasnt muchinformation out about it.

Symptoms ofovariancancer, ac-cordingto the Gilda Radner Fam-ilial Ovarian Cancer Registry, in-clude a bloated feeling; vague ab-dominal discomfort; gas, nausea,and indigestion; back pain; fre-

quent urination; and more. Theregistry suggests that if youhavea

familyhistoryofovari-an cancer or are expe-

riencing persistentsymptoms, see yourdoctor and requestthree tests that couldprovide an early diag-nosis: vaginal/rectalexam, a pelvic sono-gram and a CA125blood test.

Since creating theevent in 2006, the an-nual breakfast has

raised more than$61,000 for the GildaRadner registrythrough the RoswellPark Cancer Institutein Buffalo, N.Y. Kear-ney joined the regis-try, whose mission isto offer education andsupportabout ovariancancer while working

to identify the genes and lifestylechoices that may result in the de-

velopment of ovarian cancer, inJa-nuary 2002.

Several of Kearneysfriends andrelatives have also joined it sinceher death, according to RegistryManager Cathy Fahey.

The breakfast,which welcomed210 participants last year, is $30.

New to the event this year is acookbooksale. Thebook contains

withmorethan500 recipesinclud-ingsome of Kearneys own familyrecipes.

The cookbook sale, Gratz said,isanother way tokeepther memo-ry of her sister alive.

COURTESY PHOTO

Members of the Cindy Collins Kearney Memorial Breakfast are,

from left, seated, Carolyn Collins Gratz, Jean Collins, Cathy

Collins, Sally Kearney and Kathleen Coleman. Standing, Beth

Graziano, Karen Lotz, Denise and Lindsay McGowan, PatriciaDaquino, Cara and Colleen Lutchko, Rose Ann McGlynn, and

Linda Cadugan.

Breakfast continuesto raise awarenessBy CHRISTOPHER J. HUGHES

[email protected]

WHAT: Cindy CollinsKearney MemorialBreakfast, benefitingthe Gilda RadnerFamiliar OvarianCancer RegistryWHERE: RadissonLackawanna StationHotel, 700 Lackawan-na Ave., ScrantonWHEN: Monday, Sept.5,10 a.m.COST: $30. Memorial

cookbook with morethan 500 recipes alsofor sale for $20.INFO: Reservationsdue by Tues., Aug. 23.For details, [email protected]. More aboutovarian cancer atwww.ovariancancer-.com.

IF YOU GO

SCRANTON

Changes contin-

ue in the building

at 515 Center St., Scran-

ton, as TracyAnn Fran-

klin Anderson and her

employees work towards

making their vision of aSoHo-esque coffeehouse

come to fruition.

The Alley Kitchen andCoffeehouse, which openedon July 1, has changed dra-matically since Andersontook over as the owner. Sheand businesspartner,Attor-ney Mike Goffer of Waverly,bought the property from

the previous owner.New owners have re-

moved the retail space for-merly occupied by Outra-geous. The Alley, mean-

while, aims for a healthierswing on its grab-and-gomenu, serving only fresh,homemade food along withcoffee and drinks.

The only thing is wedont bake our own breadbecause we dont have thecapacity yet, Anderson

said.Anthology,a secondfloor

bookstore, was alreadygoneby the time she movedinto the property, and thespace above the coffee-house is now an artists stu-dio belonging to Jenn Bell.

The changes are good.

Its more concentrated onthe food and the coffeenow, Alley employeeAmanda Rossi said. Ittakes some getting used to,but its going really well.

Rossi and co-worker Sta-cy Giovannucci workedthere under previous own-ership.

The customers havebeen really receptive to thefact that we kept on Aman-

da and Stacy. I thought thatwas important to the busi-nessandthe image,keepingthose that people know andpeople love, said Ander-son.

Customer reception hasbeen very positive over thefirst month of operation.

So faritsbeen verywell-received, as long as I cankeep building on what wasalready here. Andersonsaid. Amanda and Stacy

haveseenabuildonthecus-tomer base.

I see a different varietyof people now, Rossi said.

The business marks An-dersons first time as anowner of a coffeehouse.

Ive always wanted myown place, Anderson ex-

plained. I was fortunateenoughto comeintoa situa-tion where they alreadyhave a good customer base,soit was nicethat I can pickup where they left off andimplement changes as wego.

Andersons dream is forher coffeehouse to emit the

vibes and sensations of So-Ho, an urban area in Man-hattan, N.Y., famous for its

artists, lofts, and coffee-houses. That goal is solelyin her hands now.

Theres nothing like be-ing your own boss. I love

what I do, said Anderson.On First Friday, Sept. 2,

The Alley Kitchen and Cof-feehouse will offer live mu-sic from the Coal TownRounders and Echo Whis-key Charlie along with oiland waterillustrationsfromartist Beth Tyrell.

TYLER MILES PHOTO / FOR GO LACKAWANNA

Amanda Rossi, TracyAnn Franklin Anderson and Stacy Giovannucci are the faces be-hind the new Alley Kitchen and Coffeehouse.

CHANGESboost Alley Kitchen & CoffeehouseByTYLERMILES Go Lackawanna intern

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Turkish celebration, presentedby Lackawanna County Arts and

Cultural Department and TurkishCultural Center Scranton Branch,Tues. and Wed., Aug. 23 and 24,7:30-10 p.m., Courthouse Square,Linden Street. Event includes freefood from Istanbul Restaurant andPatisserie of North Brunswick, N.J.Cost: Free.

Lung health family fun day,Sun. Aug. 24,10 a.m.-4 p.m., pre-sented by the American LungAssociation, Viewmont Mall, Scran-ton. Info: (570) 346-9165.

POWER! Scranton networking

event, Wed., Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m.,Scranton Country Club, 1001 Mor-gan Hwy., Clarks Summit. Cost: $10for non-members, free for mem-bers. Info: www.rediscoverscran-ton.com.

Drive In Downtown featuringRudy, Thurs., Aug. 25, 9 p.m.,Courthouse Square, Scranton,presented by Main Street Scranton.Cost: Free.

Homemade pirogie sale, Fri.,Aug. 26, noon-4 p.m., St. JohnsRussian Orthodox Cathedral Cen-ter, Hill Street, Mayfield. Info: (570)876-0730, fax orders to (570)876-2534.

Pocono Mountain Street RodsFriday night cruise, Fri., Aug. 26,6-9 p.m., Viewmont Mall food courtparking lot. Info: (570) 346-9165.

St. Stanislaus Polish NationalCatholic Church block party, Fri.and Sat., Aug. 26 and 27, 5-10 p.m.,Pittston Avenue and Elm Street,Scranton. Party includes ethnicfoods and Friday night entertain-ment from Jerry Sapphire, 6 p.m.;Phoenix Theater group, 7 p.m.;

Blush, 8-10 p.m.. Saturday enter-tainment includes Jerry Sapphire,6-7:30 p.m.; Tigers Jaw, 8-10 p.m.Info: (570) 961-9231, www.saint-stanislauspncc.org.

Kids Night Out movie nightfeaturing Up, sponsored by WestScranton-Hyde Park NeighborhoodWatch, Sat., Aug. 27, 8-11 p.m., Jack-son Street Skate Park at JacksonStreet and North Bromley Avenue.

Excel 2007: Intermediate Level3 class, Tues. Aug. 30, 1-3 p.m.Class filled. Call Albright MemorialLibrary computer lab coordinatorRichard Maloney at (570) 348-3000 for placement in next class.

Intro to Computers: Level 2class, Tues., Aug. 30, 5: 30-7:30p.m. Class filled. Call Albright Me-morial Library computer lab coor-dinator Richard Maloney at (570)348-3000 for placement in nextclass.

Excel 2007: Beginning Level 1class, Wed., Aug. 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m.Class filled. Call Albright MemorialLibrary computer lab coordinatorRichard Maloney at (570) 348-

3000 for placement in next class.Excel 2007: Beginning Level 1

class, Thurs. Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-noon.

Class filled. Call Albright MemorialLibrary computer lab coordinatorRichard Maloney at (570) 348-3000 for placement in next class.

Intro to Computers: Level 2class, Thurs. Sept. 1, 2-4 p.m.Class filled. Call Albright MemorialLibrary computer lab coordinatorRichard Maloney at (570) 348-3000 for placement in next class.

PowerPoint: IntermediateLevel 2 class, Sat., Sept. 3, 10a.m.-noon. Class filled. Call Al-bright Memorial Library computerlab coordinator Richard Maloneyat (570) 348-3000 for placementin next class.

Pierogie sale, Wed., Sept. 7, 2-5p.m., orders due Fri., Sept. 2, St.Michaels Church, Church andWinter Streets, Old Forge. Cost:$5. Info: Dorothy at (570) 562-

1434, Mary at (570) 586-2632,Sandra at (570) 457-9280, or thechurch hall at (570) 457-2875.

Drive In Downtown featuringGrease, Thurs., Sept. 8, 9 p.m.,Courthouse Square, Scranton,presented by Main Street Scran-ton. Cost: Free.

Race for the Cure, 5K run/walkbenefiting Susan G. Komen for theCure of Northeastern Pennsylva-nia, Sat., Sept. 10. Info: www.ko-mennepa.org.

Cocktail party, benefiting the

Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, Sun.,Sept. 11, 5-8 p.m., Patsels, 1385Lackawanna Trail, Clarks Summit.Cost: $100. Reservations pre-ferred. Info: (570) 563-2000.

Fourth annual Sgt. Jan Ar-gonish Ride, Sun., Sept. 11, regis-tration 9-11 a.m., ride at noon,Dalton Fire Company carnivalgrounds, Bank Street, Dalton.Cost: $20 for riders, $10 for pas-sengers. Proceeds benefit the Sgt.Jan-Michael Argonish MemorialFund that aids local injured sol-diers. Info: [email protected], www.jansride.com.

Lackawanna County Commis-sion for Women annual break-fast, Tues., Sept. 13, 9-11a.m.,Parish Center, 200 Reilly St.,Dunmore. Commission will honorMajor Bea Connell, the SalvationArmy; Donna Doherty, First Ladyof Scranton; Professor CharlotteRavaioli, Senior Advisor to thePresident, Keystone College; andLackawanna County Commission-er Michael J. Washo. Cost: $15.Info: Christina Sullivan, (570)

963-6800, ext. 1807.Adult education night, pre-

sented by Misericordia UniversityCenter for Adult and ContinuingEducation, Wed., Sept. 14, 4-7 p.m.,Lackawanna College, 501 Vine St.,Scranton, board room, secondfloor. Information available ontransfer opportunities, Express-way Accelerated Degree programand more. Info: Rosalie Fufaro,(570) 674-6331, [email protected], www.misericor-dia.edu/expressway.

First Night Scranton officeopen house, Thurs., Sept. 15, 7-9p.m., Oppenheim Building, 409Lackawanna Ave., Scranton.

COMMUNITYCALENDAR

On Friday, Aug. 12, officials of The Commonwealth Medical College welcomed the MD candidates ofthe Class of 2015 to the medical profession. In the ceremony, students received their first white coatin a hands-on experience that symbolizes the bonding process between physician and patient in thepresence of faculty and staff, friends and family. An address was provided by Linda Thomas-Hemak,MD, director of the primary care internal medicine residency program at the Wright Center for Grad-uate Education. A TCMC clinical faculty member, Dr. Thomas-Hemak also serves as secretary andstrategic planning committee chair and is a founding member of the board of trustees.

TCMC gives white coats to 2015 class

TMG recognizes years ofservice

TMG Health recently recognizedemployees at the companys NationalOperations Center, Dunmore, for their

years of service. Nine employees werehonored for ten years of service, while135 employees were lauded for fiveyears with the Company.

TMG Health employs more than600 staff in its Dunmore location. Thecompany, headquartered in King ofPrussia, also has offices in Scranton,and Amarillo, Tex.

Employees honored for ten years ofservice are: Lynn Allen, Scranton;Terry Anthony, Harveys Lake; ColleenDavis, Dallas; Margaret Gerek, Peck-ville; Jill Grogan, Duryea; Rita Hand,Avoca; Eleanor Neblett, Waymart;Theresa Norton, Exeter; Karen Yat-zun, Taylor.

Employees honored for five years ofservice are: Bradley Arnold, Nichol-son; Asifa Aslam, Kingston; ChristineBailer, Scranton; Lucinda Bagasevich,Clarks Summit; Carrie Balashaitis,Olyphant; Elizabeth Balcrius, Throop;Maria Baron, Dunmore; Grace Barrett,Old Forge; Brian Bergman, Hanover Township; Jennifer Berry, RoaringBrook; Erin Burrier, Waymart; Chris-tine Calciano, Moscow; FrancesCantarella, Throop; Jeffrey Carpenter,Dalton; Tammy Carvin, Dupont;Christian Caverly, Dunmore; Shannon

Chmura, Scranton; Sarah Cianci,Dunmore; Gail Ciavarella, SpringBrook Township; and Michele Clark;Throop.

Also, Oriana Conigliaro, Peckville;Tanya Crea, Jessup; Rebecca Czankn-er, Dunmore; Rita Daniels, Carbon-dale; Michele Davidson-Almond,Carbondale; Carmen Davis, MountPocono; Katie Davis, Nescopeck;Matthew Decker, Wilkes-Barre; Cares-sa Dempsey, Dunmore; KimberlyDeshler, Moscow; Stephanie Draper,Hanover Township; Cherie Dubiac,Scranton; Jimmy Duran, Scranton;Teresa Eppley, Edwardsville; Gary

Falzone, Pittston; Scott Ferguson,Olyphant; Dino Ferra, Tannersville;Sarah Franchetti, Dupont; DebraFrasier, Scranton; and Patricia Free-man, Monroe Township.

Also, Regina Gasper, Scranton;Tami Geroski, Mountain Top; DebbieGetts, Taylor; Michelle Gonzalez,Kunkletown; Stacey Granger, Goulds-boro; Jennifer Gronka, Yatesville;Doris Gunderson, Mount Airy; Marga-ret Hansbury, Wilkes-Barre; MarieHarris, Nanuet, N.Y.; Rebecca Harris,Kingston; Jennifer Harris, Scranton;Shelley Hayden, Archbald; CharlesHeim, Clarks Summit; Mary Higgs,

Dickson City; Rosemarie Holt, ScottTownship; Kelly Homa, Ashley; SusanHutchins, Avoca; Jennifer Iyoob,Greenfield; Matthew Jablonski,Wilkes-Barre; and Corrine Johnson,Waymart.

Also, Gerard Joyce, Old Forge;Mandy Kane, Archbald; Debra Kerzet-ski, Pittston; Renee Koepke, Tunk-hannock; James Kolata, Scranton;Nicole Kowalewski, Union Dale; BrianKowalski, Old Forge; Lisa Kretschmer,Scranton; Holly Kubus, Susquehanna;Christopher Lampert, Greenstown;Camille Ledoux, Tobyhanna; HollyLiss, Scranton; Jeffrey Lugiano,

Tannersville; Nikolas Mahaffey, Dun-more; Claudia Marmolejo, Kingston;Alexander Maximov, Lake Ariel;Patrick McDonald, Clarks Summit;

Lynn McDonough, Scranton; HarveyMessinger, Wilkes-Barre; and LindaMiller, Covington Township.

Also, Shelley Morrill, Luzerne;Denise Mulderig, Throop; JosephMullarkey, Old Forge; Michele Myers,Roaring Brook; Sandra Mykulyn,Plains Township; Nichole Naughton,Scranton; Diana Obelkevich, Carbon-dale; Emily OLoughlin, Dickson City;Michelle OMalley, Scranton; TanyaOvens, Waymart; Daniel Peck, Clarks

Summit; Mary Perrone, Dunmore;Diane Pettyjohn, Moosic; SandraRalston, Wyoming; Maria Ramirez,Dallas; Jaime Randazzo, Olyphant;Anna Ranella, Scranton; WilliamRedline, Nanticoke; Cynthia Reesey,Newfoundland; and Denise Reuther,Dunmore.

Also, Katie Reuther, Scranton;Pamela Richardson, South Abington Township; Danielle Roberts, LakeAriel; Kaleena Rosado, S cranton;Daphne Rosario, Scranton; KarolynnRowan, Pittston; Beckie Samuel,Scranton; Jenifer Sanders, Nicholson;Michelle Shaver, Wilkes-Barre; TeresaSkaluba, Scranton; Joseph Sobeski,Duryea; Annie Souryavong, Scranton;Daniel Stangline, Dunmore; JoeyStearns, Wyoming; Matthew Suchoski,Plains Township; Stephanie Taylor,Peckville; Kristi Thompson, ClarksSummit; Randy Thorn, Scranton; KimTortorelli, Nanticoke; and MaryWalker, Mountain Top.

Also, Kim Walter, Simpson; TerriWert, Plains Township; Megan West-gate, Scranton; Jamie Whispell, WestPittston; Michael Wichowski, Scran-ton; Kathryn Wiedlich, Surprise, Ariz.;Michael Wiesel, Carbondale; Nicole

Williams, Dunmore; Carrie Williams,Scranton; Thomas Witiak, Old Forge;Jennifer Yontos, Jessup; and BrookeYoung, Nanticoke.

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That budget, according toKing, included cuts such as:

$897,897 from the account-ability blockgrantthathelped tofund all-day kindergarten;

$495,858 from an educa-tional assistance program thatsupported after-school tutoring;

$286,015 from a charterschool reimbursementprogram;

and$3,809,249 from a basiceducation subsidy.

King said, through cuts and

attrition, the district was ableto maintain as many programsas possible, having the least ef-fecton students as possibleandensuring that employees werenot furloughed this academic

year.This was noteasily done, but

it appears as though we weresuccessful in that goal as well,he said.

King said thedistrictfailedtosave EAP tutoring and that a

dualenrollment programin con-junction with area colleges willnow cost families a portion of

the costs incurred by the dis-trict.

The district trimmed: $1,323,254 in administra-

tive, teacher, clerical, parapro-fessional and maintenance sala-

ry reductions; $3,908,429 saved in 2012through attrition by not fillingclose to 56 positions;

$94,298 by eliminating theintermediate SAVES program;

$208,480 by reducing eve-ning police patrols and mainte-nance overtime costs;

and$783,800 inlineitemre-ductions.

The district is also expectedto use $143,000 earmarked for

the Career Technology Centercapital improvement projectandnearly $430,000 in wage taxdiscovered by theSingle Tax Of-ficer earlier this year to fill addi-tional gaps. King said theyrestill awaiting final tallies on taxrevenues generated for the dis-trict through the recent sale ofthe former Mercy Hospital toCommunity Health Systems.

We should be able to move

forward with minimal cuts toprogramsand to ourstaff, Kingsaid.

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The FAA registry listed theaircraft as registered to Spear.

It was a Challenger II manu-factured in 1992 by the QuadCity Ultralight Corp. The fixed-

wing, single-engine plane wasclassifiedas an experimental air-craft and amateur built.

William and Beverly Brown, who live near the crash site,thought theirproperty mightbe

in danger.

It was coming down rightnear our house about 100-300feet away, William Brown said.The planewas sputteringreallybad, the motor revved up highandtheplaneshot straightup in-to the air. After it shot up, weheard it crash into the treesabout15secondslater. It was ve-ry close to the house.

We thought itmightcrash in-to our garage or house, but the

pilot was able to get it off theground again. Unfortunately, hecouldnt save it.

PETE G.WILCOXPHOTO / FORGO LACKAWANNA

A state police forensic team drives into the scene of a fatal plane

crash in Ransom Twp. on Wednesday.

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Greek-Catholic

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