Date archive for February, 2011
Scoreboard (0)
2/23/11 •
Results for Feb. 15-21 Boys’ Basketball Blue Ridge 76, Forest City 45 Susquehanna 46, Lacka. Trail 45 Elk Lake 52, Mt. View 36 Lacka. Trail 49, Montrose 48 W. Scranton 67, Forest City 42 Mid Valley 51, Elk Lake 33 Carbondale 63, Blue Ridge 51 Montrose 75, Mt. View 25 Mid Valley 55, Montrose 52 [...]
Region’s wells rich in gas (0)
2/23/11 •
BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer Three counties across the northern tier of Pennsylvania accounted for more than a third of the natural gas produced from the Marcellus Shale in the state during the second half of 2010, according to new production data posted online by the Department of Environmental Protection this week. Although the current [...]
13 Blue Ridge teachers to be cut (0)
2/23/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Thirteen teaching positions will be eliminated in the Blue Ridge School District. The announcement came following an executive session at Monday night school board meeting. The board directed Superintendent Robert McTiernan to contact the Pennsylvania Department of Education to discuss the furloughs and the actions that need to now be taken. The [...]
Mountain View positions in jeopardy (0)
2/23/11 •
BY VIRGINIA CODY Correspondent Mountain View School Board voted 6-1 to authorize its superintendent to go to the State Department of Education with a recommendation of possibly cutting positions for 2011-12 to reflect continuing enrollment declines. Superintendent Andrew Chichura said, “There will be some alterations and curtailments. They may affect some elementary positions, some high [...]
DA Legg warns: ’2Smart4Trbl’ (1)
2/23/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Young people sometimes make choices that come with some unexpected consequences. And those choices can lead them into the juvenile justice system. A new video program title ‘2Smart4Trbl’ is geared toward middle school students and shows common situations that would bring a minor into the juvenile justice system. Susquehanna County District Attorney [...]
Forest City super to step down (0)
2/23/11 •
BY CAITLIN HEANEY Times-Shamrock Writer Forest City Regional School District’s superintendent plans to leave his post before his contract expires at the end of the year. Robert J. Vadella is in his seventh year as superintendent and informed the school board Monday night (Feb. 14) that he is pursuing “other opportunities” and challenges. “I have [...]
SCCTC students to build pavilion (0)
2/23/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Elk Lake’s school board announced Thursday night that a contract with the building trades programs in its Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center for a new pavilion will save the district more than $42,000. The pavilion will cost the district $72,000 with the students building the structure. The diagrams and floor plans [...]
Susquehanna Community accepts resignations (0)
2/23/11 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Susquehanna Community school board accepted three resignations, two teachers and one aide, at its Wednesday (Feb. 16) meeting. High school math teacher, Benjamin Hibbard and elementary special education teacher Karen Loscig resignations will be effective at the end of the present school year and personal care aide Robin Burdick’s resignation [...]
Harford adopts noise ordinance (0)
2/23/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Harford Township supervisors adopted an Industrial Noise Ordinance Tuesday and listened to residents’ opinions about winter road conditions. The noise ordinance, written by supervisor Garry Foltz, is modeled on similar ordinances in nearby municipalities. The Susquehanna County Commissioners also recently adopted a noise ordinance, the supervisors explained. The township ordinance, according to [...]
New Milford Twp. informed on seismic tests (0)
2/23/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI New Milford Township supervisors learned Wednesday (Feb. 16) about what to expect from seismic testing about to happen. Seismic detection by Geokinetics of natural gas reserves is coming soon to Brooklyn, Harford and New Milford Townships, according to Dennis Bunnell, a Jessup Township supervisor. Bunnell, on behalf of Cabot Oil and Gas, [...]