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unfunded debt legislation Page 8 Old Forge council votes to suspend police chief and captain Page 9 Scranton gallery displays students artwork Page 10 Affordable activities for children Page 10 Neighborhood watch honored Page 12 District discusses new use for closed school
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Page 13 The Great Party releases EP Page 18 JMPP presents Maybe Its True Page 19 Tron comes to the small screen
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Overeaters Anonymous meetings, First Presbyterian Church, 201 Stone Ave., Clarks Summit, weekly, Mon. and Wed., 7 p.m.; Tues. and Thurs., 9:30 a.m. and Sun., 4 p.m. Info: (570) 587-4313. Coal Mining info sought, Carl Orechovsky, research editor of Anthracite Archives, Old Forge, is seeking information about the coal mining industry during the 1950s and 60s in Old Forge. Anyone interested with information or photos of mine openings, buildings, miners, breakers or stories of life and workings in the
mines can contact Orechovsky evenings at 702.4217 or info@oldforgecoalmine.com. If enough information is collected, there will be a public forum in May on The Last Days of Coal Mining in Old Forge. Jay Steveskey will perform at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Ave. Scranton, on Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. Cost: Free with a donation to the churchs Safety New Food Pantry. Info: 346.6400. NYC bus trip to annual St. George Ukrainian Street Festival, with North Anthracite Council of League of Ukrainian Catholics, Sat., May 19. Bus leaves from St. Vladimir Church, 430 N. 7th Ave., Scranton, 8 a.m., or St. Vladimir Church, 70 Zerby Ave., Edwards-
ville, 8:30 a.m. Bus leaves NYC at 9 p.m. Cost: $35. Info: (570) 5632275. Fusion Hair Design, located at 1138 West Market St., Scranton, will host a Cut-a-Thon fundraiser on Sunday, May 20 from noon to 5 p.m. to support Ava Gioe, a fiveyear old girl from Scranton fighting DIPG, a rare form of brain cancer. Fusion Hair Design will be offering discounted services, appointments are not necessary. There will also be a bake sale, 50/50 raffle and over 45 baskets will be raffled off. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Gioe family . For more information, call 344.1919. The Steamtown National Historical Society Excursions destination is the borough of East Stroudsburg, on Saturday, May 26.
nestled in the valley of the Brodhead Creek in the Pocono Mountains. The public is invited as the East Stroudsburgs Community Alliance will reveal their ongoing progress on the 1864 East Stroudsburg Railroad Station restoration (Dansbury Depot) with a day-long celebration in Miller Park. Ticket prices are $54 for adults 16 to 61 years old, $49 for ages 62 and older and $32.00 for children 6 to 15. Children to age 5 are free with a paying adult, but a ticket is required. Reservations must be pre-paid, and tickets are nonrefundable unless an excursion is cancelled by Park Management. For more information, call 340.5200, 888.693.9391, or by visit www.nps.gov/stea.
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Event organizers Melanie Wylam, Mia Baresse, Tyler Salerno, Dave Chromey, Brian Tomasseti, Anthony Picolini, Shauna Nunes and Anna Balanovich with vice principal Regina Krieger.
ld Forge High School started something many in the community are hoping will become a yearly tradition last Friday. The school held a Relay for Life on May 18 at the Old Forge Veterans Memorial Stadium. The event, which featured a number of activities, including football and baseball games, water balloons, Laughter Yoga led by Jeannine Luby, Zumba led by Talia Walsh and entertainment provided by a DJ, ran from 4 to 10 p.m., and was dubbed a minRelay for Life. Were doing it smaller this year, said Melanie Wylam. Its usually 24 hours. But since this is the first time were doing it at Old Forge, we decided that we better start out small, added Mia Baresse. Wylam, Baresse, Brian Tomasseti, Anthony Picolini, Tyler Salerno, Shauna Nunes, David Chromey and Anna Balanovich organized this years Relay for Life as their senior project. The group said the original idea for hosting the Relay for
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Life came from their vice principal, Regina Krieger, a cancer survivor. Shes a big inspiration. It was kind of her idea, and she recruited all of us, because were all hard-working and responsible, and we decided it would be a good senior project, said Balanovich. A team of responsible students with a good work ethic was a necessity for Old Forge if they were going to have the event ready by May, as the group got off to an admittedly late start in planning the Relay for Life, according to Krieger.
Usually, with the American Cancer Society, they start in September, but we started a little late. We started around January or February so it was kind of crunch. There was a lot of stress, but it came together very nicely, said Krieger. I am very impressed, I knew they could do it they worked very hard, and heres the culmination. That culmination was a number of individuals filling the stadium to take part in the event. In addition to the activities, the Relay for Life also featured a Survivor Ceremony, with cancer
survivors taking a lap around the track, and a Luminaria Ceremony where luminaria bags were placed around the track and candles inside the bags were lit. Those in attendance signed up in teams of 10, paying $10 per person to enter the event, with all of the proceeds going toward the American Cancer Society. (I) sit on the American Cancer Societys board, so Im very active in it, and to be a survivor and to know what we all go through as a survivor, this is amazing, said Krieger.
The American Cancer Society, theyre the first ones on the scene, when I came home from my surgeries, they were the first call I had other than my family, Are you ok? What do you need? What can we do for you? So I know where this money goes, I know where the donations go. Its a great cause. And, thanks to this first event, its a great cause that Old Forge will hopefully be able to continue to support for years to come. Krieger said there is already an interest from students who are looking to volunteer next year to help put the event together. The eight seniors said they are happy with the success of this years Relay for Life and that the student body wants it to continue. They gave much of the credit for the event coming together to their classmates, parents, local business owners and other members of the community, who donated time and services to the event and helped with fundraisers. The community has been very supportive, said Balanovich For more information on Relay for Life, visit www.relayforlife.org/.
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Bob Bessoirs distinguished career as head mens basketball coach at the University of Scranton did not exactly get off on the right foot. The same could be said for Bill Raftery, the veteran CBS Sports mens college basketball analyst and former Seton Hall University coach who will be honored by the University of Scranton Tuesday night, May 22, at 6 p.m. at the second annual Carlesimo Dinner in the Reverend Bernard McIlhenny, S.J. Ballroom in the DeNaples Center. The Royals were 1-5 in Bessoirs first season when the team traveled to South Orange, N.J. to take on the PiRaftery rates, who were in their third straight losing season under Raftery. Scranton put up a fight before Seton Hall scored the games last nine points for a 68-58 victory. Both coaches shook off the slow starts to have a lasting impact on the sport. Bessoir led the Royals to NCAA Division III national titles in 1976 and 1983, another championship game appearance in 1988 and a third-place finish in 1977. He had 554 wins in 29 seasons. Raftery took over in 1970 at Seton Hall, which had not had a winning season since 1964. He led the Pirates to seven straight winning seasons beginning in 1974. Raftery won 154 games and took Seton Hall to two National Invitational Tournament (NIT) berths. Rafterys greatest fame, however, developed from the insight and often self-deprecating humor he brought to covering college basketball for more than 30 years. Tickets for the second annual Carlesimo Award are $150 per person and can be purchased through the University of Scranton Development Office at 9417724 or carlesimoawarddinner@scranton.edu.
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SCRANTON City Council approved a final reading of unfunded debt legislation on May 17 that will authorize up to $26.6 million in borrowing and refinancing, but not without Councilman Pat Rogan questioning the action and the council supermajority he says he increasingly feels alienated from. On Jan. 27, the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas allowed the city to borrow the $9.85 million to pay back 2011 debt, and the legislation approves this borrowing as well as the refinancing of $8.6 million in existing debt for a total of $18.45 million. Up to $26.6 million could be approved depending on interest rates, the pricing on the bonds, and other factors. The vote was 3-1, as was a second reading of a related ordinance that will levy a real estate tax millage increase starting in 2013 for a period of 10 years dedicated to retiring the unfunded debt incurred in 2012. Council President Janet Evans was absent from the meeting. Rogan made a motion to table the borrowing until Mayor Chris Doherty came before council and explained why this borrowing was necessary, but was outvoted 3-1. He felt the borrowing wasnt going to do anything to save the city and told citizens not to fall for the scare tactics that the city will fall off a cliff if the borrowing and tax increases didnt occur. In the past, councils have been accused of being rubberstamp councils. I tend to agree with that sentiment that was made. But if this council, who ran against rubberstamping of borrowing, tax increases, more debt for the people, if we voted without the mayor even coming in here or speaking to us, were actually worse than the people we replaced, Rogan emphasized, referring to councils current four-member majority of Evans, Frank Joyce, Jack Loscombe, and himself, who often oppose Dohertys agenda. It infuriates me that this go-
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Councilman Pat Rogan voted no to the final reading of unfunded debt legislation.
ing to be rubberstamped by this council. I am not going to be one of themWhen we took office two years ago, the media dubbed the term supermajority, which I thought at the time was fitting. As months go and especially after last weeks meeting and this weeks meeting, I really feel like a minority of one sitting on council and the only person standing up against these tax increases and borrowing. While McGoff agreed that this was not the ultimate solution, he said it was a necessary step towards the solution rather than staying stagnant and risking unpaid bills, loan defaults, and payless paydays. The unfunded debt is something that we included in the 2012 budget. We have already voted to do this. Now all were doing is approving the process, McGoff told Rogan. As far as Im concerned, youre looking to undo something that we already voted for, that you already voted for. Rogan responded that he only had two options to vote for councils budget or the mayors and did not want to see a 29 percent tax increase proposed by Doherty. Loscombe said that its easy to vote against the borrowing, but that will not solve the citys financial issues and will result in further loan defaults.
I have to protect this city. Thats why Im here. Its not an easy issue. Its not an easy vote, but I had to look at the whole picture. Ill probably be unpopular, but at this point, I think its our only option right now, Loscombe noted. The mayor should be here, and hes got to come hereThe problem is were in the eleventh hour now and we cant jeopardize this. Joyce noted that it was not councils original idea to engage in unfunded borrowing, but said that it had to be done. A lengthy debate ensued before the final vote, though Rogan stood his ground. Im the only one standing up saying, Lets try something else, he argued. Revised Recovery Plan still incomplete McGoff pointed out that without a Revised Recovery Plan in place, it was essentially a meaningless vote. The reluctant partner that we now have with the unfunded debt is not going to move until theres a Recovery Plan in place, he said. At the request of the lending institutions, legislation passed during a special meeting of council on Jan. 30 required council to work closely with Doherty and the citys Act 47 coordinator, the Pennsylvania
Economy League, on a Revised Recovery Plan in order to secure a $11.5 million 2012 Tax Anticipation Note. Declaring Act 47 distressed status in1992, the city last revising its Recovery Plan in 2002. McGoff said that the banks are not looking for some idealistic plan with fabricated numbers, but a document that will provide economic stability in the future. After speaking with several banks, he found that no bank was willing to work with the city financially in its current state, leaving them with few options. I was pretty optimistic that we would have a Recovery Plan in place that was mutually agreed upon and that would be functional for the next however many years. That optimism is very quickly turning into pessimism. It seems that every time weve talked about the Recovery Plan, council seems to have one more impediment, and every time one of these impediments is brought and is agreed to, theres another one and another one, McGoff explained. These were not suggestions. It seems as though these were demands. It said, required revisions. Were not even in the process of negotiating these anymore. Now its come to demands that need to be met if were going to have a Recovery Plan. It seems that council is intent upon creating a crisis. The goal was to have a revised plan ready by April 30, but that date passed as negotiations continued. You could call those last few Recovery Plans mock Recovery Plans because they didnt abide by them, only certain parts, and thats what were afraid of. If were going to make this city fiscally sound, you can call them demands, Loscombe defended. Yes, were demanding that they start paying attention to the taxpayers of this cityTheyre requests to protect the public and the taxpayers so the stuff thats been going on doesnt continue to happen and bury us deeper.
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Breaking ground on the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail extension are, from left, Robert Savakinus, Ken Mickavicz , Tom Welby, Sid Michaels Kavulich, Stephanie Milewski, Patrick OMalley, Natalie Gelb, Richard J. Allen, Jim Wansacz, Cory OBrien, John Blake and Robert McGoff.
SCRANTON Taylor and Scranton will be connected by more than just roadways when the summer comes to a close. Golden shovels held by several state and local officials broke ground on May 14 on a $2 million project on West Elm Street that will extend the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail while revitalizing an area long-abandoned by the railroad industry along the Lackawanna River. Construction equipment had already begun making way for the twomile section, which will extend existing multi-purpose trail that runs from Olive Street to West Elm Street, creating an eight mile contiguous pedes-
trian and bicycle path from Market Street in Scranton to Taylor, tying the two communities together through resources and funding from an assortment of organizations and governmental agencies. The existing one-mile Central New Jersey Trail stretches from Seventh Avenue to Elm Street; the extension will continue the trail across Elm Street to Keyser Creek in Taylor, south of the Taylor Railroad Yards. We have representation from the federal, state, county, and local governments, so this really does represent what were all about connecting the people, connecting the communities and the trail represents all
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trek along the path. In addition, a pedestrian island will be constructed on West Elm Street to help people cross the roadway along with several Continued from page 5 scenic overlooks of the river. The of it, LHV Executive Director section will replace a deserted Natalie Gelb commented before rail bed from West Elm Street to Keyser Creek in Taylor. the groundbreaking. The project is being funded by This river fueled the industrial revolutionand now it is go- the Pennsylvania Department of ing to fuel our economic devel- Transportation through the Fedopment revitalization, Lacka- eral Transportation Enhancewanna County Commissioner ments Program, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation Corey OBrien added. Officials in attendance, includ- and Natural Resources Community Conservation ing Secretary of the Partnership ProPennsylvania DeWe have gram, and the Napartment of Conservation and Natural representation tional Park Service. Additional funds Resources Richard J. from the were secured by the Allan; Senator John Blake (D-22); Com- federal, state, Lackawanna County missioners OBrien, county, and commissioners through the County Jim Wansacz, and Pat OMalley; and LHV local govern- Environmental IniBoard of Directors ments, so this tiative that was funded by the Growing Chairman Robert Sareally does Greener Bond Fund vakinus, not only emadministered by phasized the trails represent what DCNR and the Lackimportance to recreEnvironation and the envi- were all about awanna mental Conservaronment, but also to connecting tion and Outdoor the local economy. the people, Recreation PartnerFor every dollar Program that (DCNR) invests connecting the ship through the county. in a state park or facilityweve seen in communities Taylor also provided past studies up to and the trail funding through the Pennsylvania Gamabout a year ago that represents all ing Local Share Acthey were generating count program of over $900 million of it. the Department of back to the commuLHV Executive Community and Ecnities. Weve just gotDirector Natalie Gelb onomic Developten an update to that ment. about a month ago It shows you what happens and its now over $1 billion in economic driving to the local com- when the boroughs, the city, the munities, Allan, originally a na- state, the federal government, and the county work together tive of Nanticoke, said. So when we put money into what can be accomplished, these types of programs, these Wansacz said. I look forward to the next few types of trails, they also help with the local communities as an miles after this. According to an LHV press reeconomic driver. Its not just for recreation, fun it is an econom- lease, the Lackawanna River ic driver. It does help with pro- Heritage Trail system encommoting development along the passes the Delaware and Hudtrails and giving access to every- son Rail-Trail to form an over 70 thing else with the communities mile trail system from the New to the citizens that are using York state border to the Susquethem. They also help to reduce hanna River in Pittston. The trail the dependency on motorized has 18 miles open to the public currently with more than 11 transportation. Set to be completed by the fall, miles of new trail construction it will be the first trail in the re- planned within the next year. LHV develops and manages gion with a dual pathway with a 10-foot-wide paved path running the trail system from south Vanalong the six-foot-wide stone dling through the Lackawanna dust path, allowing bicyclists, Valley while the Rail-Trail Counwheelchair, and strollers to trav- cil of Northeastern Pennsylvania el along the paved portion while is responsible for the D&H Railwalkers, runners, and their dogs Trail to the north.
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Old Forge Police Chief Larry Semenza is now under investigation for allegedly interfering with criminal investigations being conducted by officers, specifically certain domestic violence cases. Judge Vito Gerulo of the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas approved a search warrant that was carried out on Wednesday, May 16, allowing investigators to seize electronic media, including items such as SD cards from the Old Forge Police Department, located at 310 S. Main At., Old Forge. The search included, but was not limited to, the patrol officers area, the office of Semenza and Old Forge Police Captain Jerry Krenitsky and any borough storage areas with computers formerly used by the Police Department. The search came two days after Old Forge Borough Council voted 7-0 in favor of suspending Semenza and Krenitsky due to their arrest on felony criminal charges earlier this month. According to an affidavit written by Lackawanna County Detective Chris Kolcharno , a joint investigation was launched on May 2 by members of the Lackawanna County District Attorneys Office and the Pennsylvania State Police into allegations of sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl, allegedly perpetrated by Semenza and Krenitsky. Investigators went to the Old Forge Police Department on Tuesday, May 15 to retrieve reports from the computer system. During the retrieval process, investigators found there was a domestic violence call at Semenzas home without a narrative attached. According to the affidavit, acting Officer in Charge Kim Buggey said she was told by Semenza to delete the narrative in the report. The affidavit also states that additional interviews revealed that Semenza interfered with ongoing criminal investigations being conducted by his officers, specifically certain domestic violence cases. Interviews revealed Semenza arrived at the police station or scene of these cases and informed his officers no arrest would be initiated due to the suspects in these cases being favorable to the borough and or police department, wrote Kolcharno.
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LD FORGE- Old Forge Boroughs municipal building was nearly filled to capacity for councils vote to approve the suspension of Old Forge Police Chief Larry Semenza and Police Captain Jamie Krenitsky during its monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 16.
Council voted 7-0 in favor of suspending Semenza and Krenitsky without pay. The two men were both arrested by the Pennsylvania State Police earlier this month after being accused of allegedly sexually abusing a teenage girl beginning in 2004. The reason of the suspensions are they both have been arrested on felony criminal charges, said Mayor Michele Avvisato. Avvisato had suspended Semenza and Krenitsky, but that suspension would lapse after councils meeting, which required council to vote on a suspension to finalize it. Since Semenza and Krenitskys arrest, Officer Kim Buggey has been appointed as the officer in charge.
Old Forge Mayor Michele Avvisato described the current status of the Police Department as stable.
Avvisato described the current status of the police force as stable after the meeting. While Avvisato is satisfied with the current status of the Police Department, its past actions that have consumed the minds of many in the community, and they voiced their concerns last week. Robert Hughes of Old Forge ad-
dressed council, asking Chairman Anthony Pero if in 2005 did you,or your council members, know anything about the sex scandal? referring to the accusations made against Semenza and Krenitsky. Pero replied absolutely not to the question. Hughes then directed his comments to Avvisato, and questioned why she wasnt aware of the alleged actions the victim claims were committed by the two members of the Old Forge Police Department. Youre supposed to run the Police Department. Youre supposed to know everything thats going on in the Police Department, said Hughes to Avvisato. Attorney Gerard M. Karam quickly jumped to Avvisatos defense, explaining the day-to-day operations of the Police Department are not the mayors responsibility. The mayors job isnt to run the Police Department, thats the chiefs job to run the Police Department. The mayor administers the scheduling of the Police Department, and the procedures of the Police Department, but the running of the Police Department is left up to the chief, said Karam.
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Right now the running of the Police Department is left up to the officer in charge, Officer Buggey, but no mayor in any borough knows everything that is going on in a police department. Its a part-time position, its an administrative position, and thats it. The day-today work in a police department is the responsibility of the chief. During the meeting, council approved the hiring of Karam to act as special counsel for the borough. He will represent the borough in any matters related to Lackawanna County District Attorneys Offices criminal investigation of the Police Department. Council decided to bring Karam in after being informed that there could be a conflict of
interest for borough solicitor William Rinaldi, who is a county assistant district attorney. When I was made aware of the conflict, I made a few phone calls to some people that are active in the law community and (Karam) was recommended as someone with both civil and criminal background, so thats why he was our choice, said council member Brian Rinaldi following the meeting. Rinadi also said that he has been approached by members of the community concerning the current situation with the Police Department, and said the majority of the comments have been positive. Ive had a lot of supporting comments in the community. Ive had a lot of people approach me and say we love this town and were proud of it, and we dont care what happens, were still proud of it and were going to wait the outcome, said Rinaldi.
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mong other things, our region is known for some creative use of language. Perhaps the most famous being corpse house - an indelicate but nevertheless clearly understood designation for what, in any other part of the country, would be referred to as a funeral home.
Mango is another example. For reasons lost to history, here in the Lackawanna Valley, mango is not a fruit, but rather a vegetable, specifically a green pepper. But today Mango refers to something that is neither fruit nor vegetable. In fact Mango is the name of a remarkable online language instruction database. Armed with your library card and your home computer you can learn to speak, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Irish. Or, if you are even more adventurous: Hebrew, Norwegian, Japanese and Thai. Not to mention Polish, Greek, Vietnamese, two Chinese dialects, and more. For those who remember high school struggles to simply make it through foreign language classes, the obvious question is why should we voluntarily revisit this challenge? Well it turns out the answers are varied. In todays global marketplace, even a working knowledge of a second language can be the difference between getting a job or not, or climbing higher on the career ladder. And what better way to prepare for that trip of a lifetime? Conversational Italian will make that visit
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As a mom of three children under 6, I am always looking for discounts on educational activities. With the summer right around the corner, its important not to let toddlers park in front of the TV too much . According to Nielsen, the average child age 2 to 5-years-old watches 32 hours of television per week. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said that children 2-years-old and older should watch no more than one to two hours of TV daily. The AAP recommends that children under the age of 2 watch no television at all. What are the alternatives to keep kids busy and their minds actively engaged? It seems as though businesses raise the price for toddler activities, which is so discouraging for parents. For example, an average gym membership for an adult is around $30 a month that includes unlimited access to equipment and fitness classes. The average gym membership for a toddler is $55 a month that includes one 45-minute class per week. It seems hypocritical since the rate of childhood obesity is at its peak. The same goes for gymnastics, art, music, cooking
free admission for a minimum of four family members to almost 200 Association of Childrens Museums (ACM) in the Reciprocal Program network. Some of the museums close to Scranton are The Hands-on House Childrens Museum in Lancaster, Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, and The Discovery Center in Binghamton, NY. Each museum has an average ticket price of at least $14 per person, so you save with just one visit. Another great place to take toddlers is The Crayola Factory in Easton, open seven days a week from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Children can see how crayons are made, make dozens of crafts, learn about water and boats in the canal museum and just be creative. Admission is $12 per person and children 23 months and younger are free. You can even pack your own lunch and have a picnic outside or in the bottom floor of the factory. As parents, its important to be creative with activities while stretching a buck. Have you been to Timmys Town Center or The Crayola Factory? Share your thoughts with us at facebook.com/golackawanna
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The West Scranton Hyde Park Neighborhood Watch has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2012 Neighborhood Watch Award of Excellence by the National Sheriffs Association. A formal announcement that the group won the award was made prior to its meeting on Thursday, May 15 in All Saints Auditorium. Neighborhood Watch President Karin Foster said she received the news that the group had won more than a week after the winner was scheduled to be announced, making the award that much more surprising. Were very much honored, and this never would have happened if we didnt have the support of the community and the city and the police department. Theyre enSee WATCH, Page 11
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The West Scranton Hyde Park Neighborhood Watch, which includes, first row, from left, Karin Foster, Janine Johnson, Pat Crolly, second row, Mike Foster, Rich Johnson and Mike Taluto, has won the 2012 Neighborhood Watch Award of Excellence.
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at the Second General Session on Monday, June 18 at the National Sheriffs Associations Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Foster and her husband, Mike, the Neighborhood Watchs vice president, will be attending the conference to accept the award. In other news, during the meeting, West Scranton resident Rebekah King was voted as chair for the Neighborhood Watchs membership committee. The group will hold a Meet Your Neighbor Night on Saturday, May 26 at Haggertys Pub and Eatery on North Main Ave., Scranton, from 7 to 10 p.m. There will be a $10 cover, penny drafts and entertainment. The West Scranton Hyde Park Neighborhood Watch will hold its next meeting on Thursday, June 21 at 7 p.m.
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thusiasm to make things change has really pushed us forward. The Neighborhood Watch was nominated for the award by Scranton Police Chief Dan Duffy. According to a press release, issued by the National Sheriffs Association, The Neighborhood Watch Awards of Excellence Program was established by the National Sheriffs Association in 2004 to recognize and honor those law enforcement agencies, watch groups, organizations, and programs that make exceptional contributions to promote neighborhood watch and public safety in their communities. The award will be presented
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Tom Borthwick of West Scranton and Hal Bowers of South Scranton volunteered their time at the community garden.
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SCRANTON- Lincoln-Jackson Elementary School has been quiet since closing in 2011, but the building could be filled with the familiar sounds of students as early as this fall. The Scranton School District is discussing the possibility of turning the school, located at the corner of Academy St. and Hyde Park Ave., into an alternative education school for at risk students in grades seven through 12. Districts of our size all have an alternative education building, every district, most districts even smaller than us, said Scranton School Director Nathan Barrett. There are some kids that cannot be in a mainstream classroom that have behavioral issues. It is something that they need to be taught in addition to the academic studies that we provide in the classroom day in, day out. In addition to the students who will be attending the school, the reopening would also affect those living near Lincoln-Jackson. Barrett paid a visit to the West Scranton Hyde Park Neighborhood Watchs meeting on Thursday, May 17 to explain what the school would mean to the community, and to dispel some of the myths and rumors currently circulating about the possible school. Some of the myths, or stigma, that is taking on is that its going to be a jail for Scranton School District students, said Barrett. This is not the case, ladies and gentlemen, this is for autistic support, special education kids, and behavioral kids. If approved, the school will provide services geared toward students with these problems. It will hold a maximum of 100 students, and operate during normal school hours. You wouldnt know if it was Lincoln-Jackson still there, or the Camelot School, because its going to be the same process, said Barrett. Youre going to see
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teachers coming and going, youre going to see them outside for physical education, the only thing that you are going to see different is community outreach. Theyre going to be responsible for giving back to society. Camelot School, which Barrett referred to, is the name of program the district is currently looking into adopting for the school, if it becomes a reality. The goal of the Camelot Program is to reform the students while they are at the school, so they can hopefully be mainstreamed back into the original school they came from. If the school is approved, it will create a savings to the district and the tax payers. Currently, some students who are unable to perform in a mainstream classroom need to be put into a
school similar to what the district is considering, at a cost to the district. Barrett said during the first three months of the year the school district paid $30,000 to send students to schools like this. This was my idea to keep this in-house, because of the funds. When I look at the bills that we pay monthly, its astronomical, said Barrett. Lincoln-Jackson was chosen as a location for the possible school because the district owns the building and it wasnt being used. The district had budgeted close to $2 million dollars to level the school. If this plan goes through, that money would be used to either bring the building up to code or to level the building and build a one-story building on the property.
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The Great Party is performing on Saturday, May 26 at The Bog, 341 Adams Ave., Scranton.
When drummer Patrick Gaughan ing. On stage, however, the band exfirst met singer/keyboardist Rosaleen Eastman at an open mic, he told udes a confidence and professionalher that there needed to be more fe- ism that is uncommon in newer acts, though that may be bemale-fronted bands in cause several members Scranton. IF YOU GO have played in other popLittle did he know ular local bands, includthat, years later, he What: The Great ing The Sw!ms, The would be joining her in Party CD Release Show Reigning Toads, and Mr. The Great Party, an orig- Where: The Bog, 341 inal pop rock band that Adams Ave., Scranton Echo. Rosaleens husband, Michael, joins her fulfills that request and When: Sat., May 26, on vocals and plays guiis set to release their de- show starts at 10 p.m. tar, Michael Nordberg but EP on Saturday, May Cost: $5, CDs and plays keys and guitar, 26 at The Bog, 341 t-shirts available and Matt Mang handles Adams Ave., Scranton. I thought, That sounds terrify- bass duties. The Great Party only has three ing, but Ill give it a whirl, Eastman said of the chance encounter. I guess now I am, but its still kind of terrify- See PARTY , Page 18
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shows under their belt so far, but they say buzz surrounding their music has been overwhelming from the beginning, evidenced by the fact that their CD was 100 percent funded by fans, including some who had yet to see them perform live, through Kickstarter, a crowd-funding website for creative projects, in just a few short weeks in October 2011. Mang said a large boost came from those who donated $100 or more to have their own song written and recorded by the band on any topic, though this may have worked a bit too well. On Kickstarter, theres a feature you can do where you can limit the number of a particular item you sell. We didnt put any of those on and I think maybe we sort of wish we did because we ended up having to do a lot of songs, a lot more than we expected, which was good, though, Mang admitted. It gave us a lot of money and it was cool to see that so many people would like a song from us. It was a lot of work just to come up with songs specifically for whatever a person wanted. These random songs include a romantic song for a friends wedding and another about Saturday morning cartoons, a range that is also displayed in what they had already recorded. While the CD is only six tracks, the band already has enough
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way that Legacy benefited from modern computer technology. Much more can be done with computers now than in the 80s, so that film felt much grander in scope Uprising can be even bigger because theres essentially no budget. Whatever an artist can draw can show up in this cartoon, so it was great to see how theyre already using that to their advantage with massive locations and innovative new weapons, like Teslers long-reaching gloves. The series will maintain the iconic dark and colored light look utilizing a blend of 2D and CG animation, though I cant say Im completely satisfied with the end result. It seems a bit choppy in parts, as if it was an online video slowed down by a bad connection, but its not very noticeable as you get into the characters. This is easy to do, considering the great cast behind the voice acting. Elijah Wood plays Beck, Lance Henriksen is Tesler, and Boxleitner returns as Tron. Even Mandy Moore, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Paul Reubens lend their vocal talents to the series. This adds to that cinematic feel and legitimizes the production more than your average cartoon spin-off, and considering its being written by the same guys who breathed new life into the franchise, it seems like this will tie in much closer than a show created purely to cash in. Considering the events in Legacy, Trons plan and Becks uprising would have to ultimately fail for that movie to occur, so Im intrigued as to where they plan to take this story. Kids shows, particularly made by Disney, are fairly tame and predictable, but we watch a few programs bite the dust right away in this prelude, so the dark, dystopian tone of the movies appears to be intact. I hope the following episodes also remain just as action packed, and since we havent even seen the games yet, I think we can count on some intense scenes. The dialogue isnt particularly great or memorable, though the films were never really that quotable either. Its not breaking new ground, either, as Star Wars: The Clone Wars set out to, and succeeded, in doing basically the same thing years before, filling the gaps in between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith with actionpacked stories and celebrity voices. But what makes this show special is its
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Hexadecimal tried to thwart him at every turn. While I think they still hold up, Tron and ReBoot seem dated by todays computer effects, but both broke ground in their respective times and gave audiences a unique look at futuristic, albeit fictional technology in worlds that werent always pleasant to view. Both also explored the relationship between humans and their artificial creations, touching on a little philosophy here and there without getting too deep for what it is. For example, we may see ourselves as the good guys when we sit down to play a computer game, or even create one, but that just makes us the mysterious enemy to someone else. Silly to some, sure, but a neat concept nevertheless. Will Tron: Uprising be the next ReBoot? It probably wont maintain the same amount of humor that show did, but it can be just as fun if each episode is handled as well as the prelude. It may be a few more years until Tron 3 hits theaters, if it ever gets made, so for old fans like myself, its a great way to continue appreciating and celebrating what turned out to be a lasting sci-fi legacy, bad pun intended. Besides, its the only Tron youll see on TV nowadays. The original was finally given an upgrade.
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Jonathan Pastore of Scranton Prep in 2003. I knew what I had to do, Galassi said. As he sprinted to the finish, Galassi removed any doubt by destroying the record with a time of 9:19.51. I was feeling good coming around the turn for the last 100, Galassi said. I was looking at the time making sure I could still get the record. That was my main goal. Galassi also took aim at the 1600 record earlier in the meet, but his time of 4:18.61 came in a little more than a second over the mark set 30 years ago by Mark Merlie of Meyers and later tied by Hugh Mundy of Dallas. Prior to the district meet, Galassi planned to scratch out of the 3200 for Friday and Saturdays state championships in Shippensburg in order to concentrate on the 1600. His overwhelming performance in the District 2 Championships altered those plans. Im going in the (3200), he said. I was going to do the (1600), but after todays race, I think I dont have an option. Galassi, Regan Rome of Dallas and Cassandra Gill of Holy Redeemer all doubled up in the 1600 and 3200. Based on the number of athletes who made it to Shippensburg by meeting the state qualifying standards, Rome won the toughest two events of the Class AAA girls meet. She was chased by three state qualifiers in the 1600 and two in the 3200. Tessa Barrett of Abington
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CRANTON Valley View keeps finding new ways to display its boys track and field dominance. The Cougars swept all three relays Wednesday night, May 16 while repeating as champions of the District 2 Class AAA Championships at Memorial Stadium. Weve done a lot, but we havent done that one at districts, Valley View coach Brian Kearney said after the Cougars claimed their fourth straight district championship Class AA in 2009 and 2010 and Class AAA the last two years. Brandon Bednash anchored the 1600- and 3200-meter teams and 10 other Cougars took part in the relay wins. Although Valley View did not win any individual
titles, it claimed three more berths at Friday and Saturdays state championships in Shippensburg when its second-place finishers met state qualifying standards. Its just a thrill to have those three relays win it, Kearney said. To represent our district down at states is something very special for our team. Robert Castellani, Tyler Phillips, Nyeem Wartman and Garrett Rupe made up the 400 relay team that won in 43.71 seconds. Brandon Ossont, Daniel Deleo, Brandon Jackson and Bednash formed the 1600 team that won in 3:27.47. Matt Wolfel, Aaron Wilkinson, Cory Capooci and Bednash finished the 3200 in 8:22.17.
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Heights was one of those giving chase in both cases. Another Abington Heights runner, Sean Burke, took the title in a competitive 3200 Wednesday. He won the only Class AAA boys event to feature two additional state qualifiers, one of which was Valley Views Aaron Wilkinson, a repeat state medalist in cross country season. Barrett, Riversides Dave Sweetman, Lakelands Sarah Larkin and Holy Cross Emily Hughes all qualified for the state meet in two events despite not winning a district title. Sweetman and Larkin did so at 100 meters. District 2 gets two qualifiers in each event in Class AA, but Sweetman would have made it regardless in the 100-meter dash, which generally determines the fastest athlete. He finished second, behind Holy Redeemers David Gawlas and ahead of Mid Valleys Antonio Russo in the only event where three District 2 Class AA boys are going to Shippensburg. Gawlas and Sweetman were also 1-2 in the 200. Larkin is also making the trip to Shippensburg in both the 100 and 200. The 100-meter distance is where her freshman teammate, Cassidy Jenkins, excelled on the way to a sweep of the hurdles races. Jenkins came within sevenhundredths of a second of the 100 hurdles record set by Susquehannas Teresa Covert, a winner of multiple state titles. Jenkins win in the 100 hurdles came in the only Class AA girls race to send three to Shippensburg. Another Lakeland teammate, Tori Doyle, finished third Thursday. Doyle was fifth in the state in the 100 hurdles as a freshman in 2009 and now shows off her versatility. She won the high jump and took second in the pole vault in her final District 2 meet.
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ackawanna College completed a perfect run through the National Junior College Athletic Association Region XIX Division II baseball season by winning its third straight tournament championship May 12 with a 4-3 victory over Mercer County College in West Windsor, N.J. The Falcons went 14-0 in the region during the regular season then went 3-0 in the tournament for the third straight year.
The tournament was doubleelimination, but Lackawanna has not been pushed to the elimination game in any of the three straight championships. Brandon Shimo earned tournament MVP honors by holding Mercer scoreless over the last four innings of the final. Lackawanna scored twice in the seventh inning to erase a 3-2 deficit. Carson Baker tied the game with a single and Frankelvin Reyes followed with the gamewinning sacrifice fly. Lackawanna turned its second and third double plays of the game in the final two innings. ECAC ROUNDUP Four Marywood University teams ended their seasons in Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournaments, including three that played last weekend. Both Marywood lacrosse teams lost in the finals. Alvernia ran off the games first five goals on the way to 18-7 rout of host Marywood in the ECAC womens lacrosse final. Diana DAchille had three goals in the loss, allowing the sophomore to pass the 100-point
mark for the second straight season. Marywood reached the final with a 7-6 win over Washington & Jefferson. Host McDaniel defeated Marywood, 13-9, May 13 in the ECAC Mid-Atlantic mens lacrosse final. The Pacers rallied from six goals behind at halftime to force a tie only to fall short. Riley Dobel scored four goals for Marywood, which reached the final with a dramatic 10-9 victory over Misericordia University the day before. Marcus Janda scored the game-winning goal off a Joe LaBella assist with one second remaining to complete a comeback from a 9-6 deficit in the final 7:54. Marywood lost two straight and was eliminated while hosting the ECAC South Region tournament in softball May 12. SEASON AWARDS Baptist Bible Colleges Karin Mowry was named Co-Player of the Year and nine Marywood University players received recognition when the Colonial States Athletic Conference named its softball all-star team and awards. Mowry led the conference in batting and ranked among the national leaders in several categories. The catcher joined third baseman Stephanie Kreiser and utility player Erin Law as Baptist Bibles representatives on the first team. They were joined by outfielder Meghin Palmer and designated hitter Ashley Dommes from Marywood University. Kreiser, the schools all-time hit leader and base stealer, made the team for the second straight time and also repeated on the conferences All-Sportsmanship Team. Palmer made the first team for the third straight time after leading the team in hitting. Dommes, a West Scranton graduate, received all-star recognition for the third straight
time. It was the second time those honors were as a first-team all-star. Dommes led the Pacers in doubles, home runs and RBI. Marywood pitcher Katherine King, shortstop Kim Lope and utility player Jillian Flanagan were part of the second team along with BBC first baseman Kacee Rava. Valley View graduate Alexandra Stine, Mid Valley graduate Mariah Runco and Scranton Prep graduate Kayla Prompovitch were the Marywood players who received honorable
mention. Stine was mentioned for the second straight year for her pitching. Runco played third base and Prompovitch was a catcher. Keystone College had catcher Samantha Hartman, first baseman Kaitlyn Sawicki, outfielder Lisa Ostrander, designated hitter Steph Puckett and utility player/pitcher Sara Schraden on the honorable mention list. Puckett is a Riverside graduate and Sawicki is from Lackawanna Trail. -Compiled by Tom Robinson
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he Old Forge baseball team has locked up a second-place finish in Division 2 of the Lackawanna League and a second seed for the upcoming District 2 Class A tournament. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with a 10-4 record by winning twice this week. Derek Drasba threw a five-hitter Wednesday, May 16 in a 2-0 victory over rival Riverside.
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The West Chester womens track team got big efforts from sophomore Nicole Smith and senior Kathleen Casey at the PSAC Outdoor Championships in Bloomsburg. Smith (Abington Heights) finished second in the 400 meter dash (57.17) and helped the 4x400 relay finish third (3:54.52) and the 4x100 relay finish sixth (48.48). Nicole had a great year for the Golden Rams, said coach Mike Murawski. She was a last minute sub in the 4x100 and anchored the 4x400. She has shown great leadership since her arrival at West Chester and I predict a tremendous season for her next year. Casey (Holy Cross) finished third in the 1500 (4:34.67), seventh in the 800 (2:15.23) and eighth in the 3000 (10:26.19). She was the leading qualifier in the 800 after a school-record 2:12.10 clocking in the preliminaries. Kathleen was a great surprise this year, Murawski said. Transferring in (St. Josephs) we knew we were getting a good runner but she turned in some all-time performances. Her 1500 time was fifth all-time at West Chester. Kathleen showed tenacity, poise and grit throughout the entire year and though she was here for a year, she solidified our distance events on the track and provided great leadership for a very young group of runners. The West Chester women finished ninth in the team standings with 40 points. DOYLE, MATSKO HOPING Kutztown junior April Doyle (Lakeland) and Indiana sophomore Krista Matsko (Abington Heights) are still hoping to earn a berth in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track Championships. Doyle captured the shot put at the PSAC Championships with a toss of 46-02 . Her season best (46-4 ) stands 23rd in the country. Matsko finished second in the
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400 hurdles at Alleghenys Gator Invitational with a provisional time of 1:02.22. That stands 36th on the Division II list. Doyle also finished fifth in the hammer (154-08) and ninth in the discus (113-07) at the PSAC meet. Matsko had a busy weekend at the PSACs. She finished fourth in the 400 hurdles (1:02.79) and helped the 4x100 relay finish fourth (48.46) and the 4x400 finish ninth (3:59.27). She also competed in the heptathlon and finished 10th with 3811 points despite coming in first in the 200 (26.42) and 800 (2:23.60) and second in the 100 hurdles (15.87). HOLYK STREAK ENDS Junior Amanda Holyk (Scranton Prep) saw her unbeaten record in singles come to an end as her Wilkes womens tennis team was beaten 5-1 by SUNY Geneseo in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament in Amherst, Mass. Holyk had entered the match with a 13-0 record (9-0 this spring) at No. 6 singles and also was leading two matches that went unfinished. She was beaten 6-1, 6-0 in the NCAA match. Holyk saw limited action in doubles but was 4-1 including a 1-0 record in the spring. The loss was the first for Wilkes who entered the tourney with a 19-0 record. SOLID SEASON FOR RUSHAK
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Anthony Rushak (Scranton Prep) wrapped up a big season playing with the Albright mens golf team. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound sophomore competed in 11 matches and had a composite average of 78.8. In his best match, he finished tied for fifth out of 53 golfers in the PSUHarrisburg Spring Classic with 74-77-151. The 74 was a careerbest for Rushak as a collegian. The Lions lost the Commonwealth Conference title by a point to Alvernia, the latter getting the winning edge on a late eagle. Rushak finished second out of a field of 40 with a 75-80155. LACOE, MATES FALL SHORT Sophomore Sam LaCoe (Abington Heights) and her Susquehanna teammates saw their softball season come to an end with an 8-0 loss to Moravian in the Landmark Conference Tournament. The Crusaders finished 2-2 in the tournament and 26-14 overall. LaCoe, a designated player and pinch-hitter, batted .268 (19-for-71) with two doubles, a team-high three home runs and 17 RBIs. She was third in runs scored with 25 and had five stolen bases. TRIO HELPED HUSKIES Freshmen Josh Schroeder and Tom Richards, both former West Scranton athletes, and sophomore Nick Mazza (Carbondale) were members of the Bloomsburg baseball team. Schroeder, the teams right fielder, hit .250 (28-for-112) with six doubles, 11 RBIs and 20 runs scored. He stole 10 bases in 12 attempts. Richards, the teams first baseman, hit .231 (18-for-78) with a double, eight RBIs and nine runs scored. Mazza, an infielder, hit .273 (6-for-22) with two doubles. All three are standout fielders. Richards made just two errors on 188 chances (.984), Schroeder one error on 63 chances (.984) and Mazza one error on 55 chances (.982). The Huskies finished with a 25-20 record with a 12-12 mark in the PSAC.
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PAIRINGS ONLINE District 2 baseball and softball pairings and schedules were not available at presstime. They can be found online at www.golackawanna.com/ sports. TOP STORY Scranton Preps Will Cognetti and Walker Temperton reversed roles with Wyoming Seminarys Harry Parkhurst and Henry Cornell Thursday, May 17 in the District 2 Class AA boys tennis doubles championship match. Cognetti-Temperton won the district championship with a 6-1, 6-4 victory at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre in a rematch of last years title match. A year ago, Parkhurst-Cornell won as the second seed, dumping the top-seeded team from Scranton Prep in a two-set match that included a tiebreaker in the second set. This time, Cognetti-Temperton came in as the second seed but completed a tournament that included four straight victories in straight sets. Cognetti-Temperton lost just four games in six sets before the
final. The title put Cognetti-Temperton in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association doubles tournament Friday and Saturday at the Hershey Racquet Club. Scranton Preps Jay PatelMatt Hanahue fought past Rob Azzarelli-Tim Thomas of Holy Cross, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), Wednesday in the quarterfinal match between the fourth and fifth seeds. Parkhurst-Cornell then defeated Patel-Hanahue, 6-3, 6-2, in Thursdays semifinals. One Abington Heights team made the final and another reached the semifinal in the District 2-4 Class AAA doubles tournament before losing to Delaware Valleys Andrew Neidig-Joe Hunt. Neidig-Hunt defeated Jai Redkar-Dan Jasinski, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), in the final after topping Chris Swisher-Steven Shields, 6-1, 6-1, in the semifinals. Swisher-Shields, the fifth seed, dumped Tunkhannocks fourth-seeded team of Jordan Herbert-Brent Christy, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, in the quarterfinals. Nathan Engh of Abington Heights is in Friday and Saturdays state singles tournament after winning the District 2-4
Class AAA title last week. GIRLS SOCCER North Pocono won a playoff game to get into the District 2 tournament but was then eliminated with a playoff loss in the first round. The Lady Trojans won the shootout, 2-1, against Hanover Area after the teams tied for second place in Division 3 of the Wyoming Valley Conference and a spot in the district tournament as the ninth seed. Allie Barber scored six goals to lead Pittston Area to a 7-0 rout of North Pocono in Fridays district opener. LACROSSE Scranton Prep officials announced Friday that the school will be adding lacrosse to its list of sports. The school will sponsor its first boys team in the spring of 2013 and its first girls team in the spring of 2014. BASEBALL North Pocono scored six times in the bottom of the fifth inning Thursday to turn back defending champion and second-place Scranton, 6-2, while clinching the Lackawanna League Division 1 champion-
ship. Billy Nelsons three-run triple put North Pocono ahead and the Trojans added three more runs on a two-run homer by Ray Grapsy and an RBI single by James Brown. Joe Kaspar got the win in relief. Valley View clinched a repeat of its title in Division 2 while Montrose, which had already clinched, finished unbeaten in Division 3. Valley View is 11-2 with one game left. Old Forge, which allowed just two runs in a pair of wins this week, finished second at 10-4. District 2 has altered the dates for its tournament. The Class AAA and AA opening rounds will be Tuesday, followed by quarterfinals Thursday, semifinals May 29 and finals May 31. Class AAAA and A will play quarterfinals Wednesday, semifinals Friday and finals May 30. Susquehanna and Forest City have opted not to compete in the open tournament, reducing the Class A field to five teams. Lackawanna Trail and Old Forge will be seeded1-2 in Class
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MORE ONLINE For updates on Keystone and Marywood baseball playoff games from Saturday, go to www.golackawanna.com/sports. COLLEGE BASEBALL Lackawanna College locked up a trip to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division II World Series Friday and Keystone College went into the weekend still trying to work its way into a repeat appearance at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III World Series. Lackawanna will represent the Northeast District for the first time after the Region XIX champion Falcons swept Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville, 10-9, 12-2. The sweep made Saturdays last game of
the best-of-three series unnecessary. Keystone fell to Kean University, 2-0, in Fridays winners bracket final of the MidAtlantic Regional. The Giants went into Saturday afternoon needing three straight wins to take the regional title away from Kean. Lackawanna trailed, 7-1, after 4 innings of its opener. Valley View graduate Josh White hit a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth to cut the lead to 7-6. After Lackawanna moved in front, Catonsville scored twice in the top of the ninth to force a 9-9 tie before Cody Patton got a bases-loaded strikeout to end the threat. Frankelvin Reyes singled in Tom Crimi with the winning run in the bottom of the inning. Josh Savakinus had four hits and a sacri-
fice fly in the second game. Lackawanna (36-10) begins the NJCAA Division II World Series Saturday in Enid, Okla. Blaine OBrien threw a four-hitter with six strikeouts for Keystone in its loss. Earlier in the week, Keystone defeated Daniel Webster College, 13-7, and Ramapo College, 5-4. Esteban Meletiche had four of the teams 10 stolen bases in Wednesdays opening win. The Giants scored all five of their runs in the final two innings of Thursdays comefrom-behind victory. Marywood University was also playing Saturday in the semifinals of the Eastern College Athlete Conference (ECAC) South Region Championships at Wesley College in Delaware. The ECAC playoffs are for the top teams that do not make the NCAA Tournament. The final is today.
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North Pocono and Valley View will be seeded 1-2 in Class AAA. SOFTBALL Valley View finished unbeaten in Division 2 for the second straight season while Wallenpaupack and Montrose completed championship seasons by going 13-1 in Divisions 1 and 3. District 2 new tournament dates. Class AAA and AA are scheduled to hold the first three rounds Monday, Wednesday and Friday with the finals May 30. Class AAAA and A have quarterfinals Thursday followed by semifinals May 29 and finals May 31. Wyoming Seminary chose not to compete in Class A, which will now have seven teams. Valley View will be the top seed in Class AAA.
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Lakelands Cassidy Jenkins takes first in the100m hurdles and GARs Quieterra Gross takes second.
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Wayne Thursday night at Mountain View in a playoff to determine the Lackawanna League title. The Lions, Abington Heights and North Pocono are among the eight teams that will compete in the District 2 Class AA tournament beginning Monday. Lackawanna Trail will host a doubleheader Monday. Abington Heights will face Western Wayne at 5 p.m. with Lackawanna Trail and Tunkhannock meeting a half hour after the conclusion of the opener. North Pocono will face Crestwood at 5 p.m. at Holy Redeemer before the host Royals take on Lake-Lehman. The winners advance to Tuesdays semifinal doubleheader. The finals and consolation match will be Thursday, beginning at 5 p.m., at Scranton High School. -Dave Rosengrant and John Erzar, Times Leader sports writers, also contributed to this report.
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Bednash (800), Castellani (javelin) and Wilkinson (3200) will all go to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association as individuals. The Cougars, the only team champions from the Lackawanna League, finished with 116 points. Valley View ran away from Scranton Prep and Coughlin, who tied for second with 63. The league did have several outstanding individual performances during the district championships, which included Class AA competition Thursday night. North Poconos Devon Strubert won the long jump and high jump while adding a third-place finish in the triple jump in Class AAA boys. Jenn Slagus of North Pocono set a Class AAA girls discus record. Rico Galassi of Holy Cross won the 1600 and 3200 in Class AA boys Thursday, including a 3200 record. Lakeland freshman Cassidy Jenkins won the 100 and 300 hurdles in Class AA girls. Teammate Tori Doyle won the high jump and qualified for the state meet in the pole vault, where she finished second, and the 100 hurdles, where she had the only Class AA girls thirdplace performance that met the
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Will have 2nd shots before they leave. Puppies are 80% housebroken. Parents on premises. $600. NO CHECKS. 570-328-4966
Corner lot, bordering Foote Ave and McAlpine St. Commercial zoning. $10,000 or best offer. Please Call 610-675-9132
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WILKES-BARRE
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NORTH WILKES-BARRE NEAR GENERAL HOSPITAL NEWLY DONE, 1ST FLOORS, NEW KITCHEN, NEW BUILT-INS, LAUNDRY, NEW CARPETING, ASTHETIC FIREPLACES. 1 BEDROOMS. $625 + UTILITIES. EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION, 2 YEAR LEASES. NO PETS/ NO SMOKING, APPLY NOW... MANAGED
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sized executive style apartment in large historic home. Two bedrooms, one bath, granite kitchen, hardwood floors, dining room, living room, basement storage, beautiful front porch, washer/ dryer. $1,100 monthly plus utilities. No smoking. Call 570-472-1110
2 bedroom. Heat & hot water. New stove & fridge. Tenant pays electric 646-391-4638 or 570-825-3360
Immaculate 2 bedroom Cape Cod with eat in kitchen, hardwood floors, gas heat, detached garage. $950/mo. + utilities and security deposit. Call now! 570-675-3178
SHAVERTOWN
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America Realty
288-1422
clean, 1 bedroom half double (apartment size). All new stainless appliances. Backyard, large driveway. No pets. $625 + utilities & security. Call Fadwa, 570-574-1818
2 bedrooms, refrigerator & stove , washer/dryer hookup, off-street parking, pets ok. $650/month, plus utilities & security. (570)814-2752
PITTSTON
Secured Senior Building for age 62 & older. YOU regulate heat & air conditioning Laundry Room Access Community Room/Fully equipped kitchen for special events 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance Garage & off street parking Curbside public transportation
Equal Housing Opportunity
570-970-6694
ble, newly renovated downstairs, 3 bedrooms, living & dining & breakfast rooms, kitchen. 1.5 baths, hardwood floors downstairs. beautiful woodwork & pocket doors. Dish washer, washer/dryer hook up. Front & back porches, fenced yard, garage, full attic & basement, gas heat. $800 + heat & utilities. 1st, last, security & references required. 570-675-0150
Lawn & Garden Service Lawn cutting, Garden maintenance, mulching, trimming, Call 570-675-3517 or 570-855-2409
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WILKES-BARRE
PETS ALLOWED!
Bradford St. 3 bedroom, 1 bath. W/d, fridge, stove, A/c 1st floor, eat in kitchen, dining room, living room, yard, 1 car off street parking. $725/mo + utilities Call Jeff at 570-822-8577
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