Recently added articles from The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA):
Ethnic entr?es: Middle Eastern Food Fest to feature delicious delicacies.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Mary Therese Biebel Oct. 10--The way Peter Webby explains it, stuffing a grape leaf is not too difficult. You take an ounce or two of raw beef/rice mix, mold it into the shape of your little finger, place it at the base of the leaf and start folding. ...
Arrest made in burglaries, stolen dog: Hanover Township man charged in stealing truck containing Labrador retriever, and a series of burglaries.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Edward Lewis Oct. 10--The stolen dog has been found and the burglary suspect charged with taking the pet is in jail facing numerous charges. A Hanover Township man was arrested Monday night in connection with a string of residential burglaries in the Back ...
Energy conserving/educating touted: Public's involvement is key, say state industry workers.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rory Sweeney Oct. 10--SALEM TWP. -- Forget ethanol; forget the nuclear renaissance; forget renewable technologies, like wind and solar. Yes, according to industry members, they're all well on their way in Pennsylvania, but the lowest of the low-hanging fruits ...
W-B's Slainte has its last call: Bar/restaurant closes in building previously the location of Murray's and Mickey Finn's starting in 1979.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Bill O'Boyle Oct. 10--Slainte, the former Murray's Inn and before that Mickey Finn's, has closed, bringing an end -- at least temporarily -- to a 28-year run. Robert Sakoski, vice president at Daniel Siniawa & Associates of Dickson City, which owns the ...
Ex-church: Versatile site.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ron Bartizek Oct. 10--WILKES-BARRE -- You don't necessarily have to wear your Sunday best when viewing the building at 260 Parrish St., but you'd certainly feel comfortable dressing up. That's because you'll be looking over the former Berean Baptist Church. ...
Lake-Lehman offer's teacher impact varies: While none would not lose money by accepting health co-pays deal, some would spend more of raise than others.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Guydish Oct. 10--LEHMAN TWP. -- Unlike the offer it replaced, the latest teacher contract proposed by the Lake-Lehman School Board would not force some teachers to spend more on health insurance premium co-payments than they receive in pay hikes, according to a ...
Meuser joins Carney district race.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Bill O'Boyle Oct. 10--Describing himself as a fiscal and social conservative, Dan Meuser on Tuesday entered the race for the Republican nomination in the 10th Congressional District. Meuser, 44, of Harveys Lake, said he wants to see a balanced federal budget ...
Henry Center is set to expand: Cancer treatment facility at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center special place for benefactor.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ron Bartizek Oct. 10--PLAINS TWP. -- Frank Henry has a very personal reason for supporting the cancer center at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. "It (cancer) has always been a close thing to us," Henry said before Tuesday's groundbreaking ceremony to ...
Skrepenak seeks to maintain forward momentum.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jennifer Learn-Andes Oct. 10--Luzerne County Commissioner Greg Skrepenak said he has no regrets about his first four years in office. "I think we've done everything we possibly could with what we've been dealt, and I believe we've moved this county forward," ...
County justice assessed: Local lawyer says problems cited in state bar report are largely irrelevant in Luzerne County.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Terrie Morgan-Besecker Oct. 10--Shortcomings in Pennsylvania's death penalty system identified in an American Bar Association report issued Tuesday have largely been non-issues in Luzerne County, a local attorney said. The report, drafted by a team of ...
Couple are sentenced in sex assaults: Richard Dado gets 5 to 10 years and 10 years probation. Roberta Dado gets 3 to 23 months.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: David Weiss Oct. 10--WILKES-BARRE -- A tearful Richard Dado said he's sorry and that he has found his Lord -- but he's still headed to prison. Dado on Tuesday was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison and another 10 years of probation for sexually ...
Wilkes-Barre getting $1.2 million more for transport center: One agency awards $1 million while another chips in $200,000 for the project.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Bill O'Boyle Oct. 10--Downtown Wilkes-Barre's Intermodal Transportation Center Project got a financial shot in the arm Tuesday. Mayor Tom Leighton told council that the federal Economic Development Administration has awarded the city a $1 million grant for ...
Assault at King's is probed.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jeremy Grad Oct. 10--WILKES-BARRE -- A female student at King's College was physically assaulted Sunday night by an unidentified man. Wilkes-Barre police confirmed that they are investigating the assault. It occurred at 11:15 p.m. on Spencer Lane close to the ...
Mark II chain files for Chapter 1 1: Two restaurants to remain open while owners seek sale of two others to erase debt, reorganize.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ron Bartizek Oct. 10--The Mark II Family Restaurant chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which will allow them to keep two locations open while they work to restore the company's finances. The family-owned business's Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, ...
The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Tom Venesky column: Drought worries in area begin to multiply.(Column)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Venesky Oct. 10--Luzerne County may be in the least serious of three drought designations, but that hasn't eased the concerns many feel regarding the recent dry conditions. Luzerne was one of 58 counties in the state to be placed under a drought watch on ...
Crosby & Nash give audience feeling of deja vu Review: The two perform classics from a long time gone and receive rousing ovations.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Lisa Sokolowski Oct. 10--WILKES-BARRE -- The show wasn't even half over, and David Crosby and Graham Nash already received a standing ovation. Almost everyone in the audience at the Kirby Center was on their feet Tuesday night after "Cathedral," a song that features Nash ...
Area trees taking their annual leaves.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Tom Venesky Oct. 2--Scattered in treetops and mountains throughout the county are hints of what is to come. Sure, it might just be a few small dabs of yellow and red dotting our green forests, but soon the colors will dominate the fall landscape. ...
Prosecutors will seek death penalty in Kocis case.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: David Weiss Oct. 2--WILKES-BARRE -- As one death penalty case wrapped up, Luzerne County prosecutors on Monday started another one. A team of assistant district attorneys filed notice they will seek the death penalty for homicide suspects Harlow Raymond Cuadra ...
Dallas school board hears about ways to boost learning.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Guydish Oct. 2--DALLAS TWP. -- The Dallas School Board spent Monday's work session hearing about three new initiatives and a small grant, all geared to change the way students learn and boost results. Teacher Sarah Kashatus reported on a four-day "boot ...
Municipalities anticipate share of casino taxes.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Ron Bartizek Oct. 2--NANTICOKE -- Kingston Mayor James Haggerty was pleased with what he heard at a Monday night meeting held to explain how Luzerne County municipalities could tap into millions in taxes made available by gambling losses at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs. ...