Date archive for November, 2011
Forest City hosts County Chorus (0)
11/23/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Forest CityRegiona lSchool District hosted this year’s Junior and Senior County Chorus performance, Wednesday, Nov. 16. Students from Blue Ridge, ElkLake, ForestCity, Lackawanna Trail, Montrose, Mountain Viewand Susquehanna attended the day-long rehearsal that ended with an evening performance. Stacey Whitaker conducted the Junior County Chorus, accompanied by Alison Yuravich. The Senior County [...]
GOP regains county control (0)
11/16/11 •
BY STACI WILSON and ROBERT L. BAKER The Susquehanna County Republicans appear to have returned to power in the county commissioner post as newcomer Alan Hall and incumbent Michael Giangrieco led the field Tuesday night, Nov. 8. The Republican vote was split four years ago with a write-in candidacy, paving the way for Democrats Mary [...]
Guns, drugs recovered by police (0)
11/16/11 •
BY STACI WILSON State police seized stolen guns and heroin from a Gibson Twp. home Nov. 7 while executing a search warrant. Police obtained the warrant after receiving information that stolen firearms were present in the 8181 Rt. 92, Gibson residence of Michael Argust, 29, South Gibson. In the search, police recovered 21 long guns, [...]
MASD to tighten up employee child abuse policies (0)
11/16/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The Montrose Area School District will be revising their child and student abuse policies as a result of a major change in state policy regarding school district employees and the abuse of students. Superintendent Michael F. Ognosky said that the current MASD policy was last revised in 2007. The new policies, 20 [...]
Veterans thanked for service (0)
11/16/11 •
BY STACI WILSON Veterans from World War II to the current wars inIraqandAfghanistancame together Friday, Nov. 11 asBlue Ridgestudents offered thanks for their service to the country. For the third year, a Veterans Day breakfast was prepared and served by members of the Leo Club, a high school service organization sponsored by the Hallstead-Great Bend [...]
Results remain after Susquehanna Ward 2 recount (0)
11/16/11 •
BY STACI WILSON The results of the Susquehanna borough council race hung in the balance of a recount of votes Monday by the county Election Returns Board. Poll workers in Susquehanna’s 2nd ward failed to tally absentee ballots in the initial totals submitted and counted on election night. But even with the 23 ballots added [...]
County renews labor attorney contract (0)
11/16/11 •
BY STACI WILSON County Commissioner Michael Giangrieco voted against signing an annual agreement with thePhiladelphiafirm lawyer who handles labor issues for the county. The motion to renew the contract with attorney Scott Blissman. of Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellot, LLC, passed at the Wednesday, Nov. 9 meeting with Commissioners Leon Allen and MaryAnn Warren offering [...]
Veterans honored at Elk Lake (0)
11/16/11 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Elk Lake elementary students observed Veteran’s Day with fanfare and full participation Nov. 11, greeting eleven veterans who attended as guests of honor with an exuberant welcome, performing patriotic tributes, and taking the time to thank them with a smile and a handshake. “I am very happy to see you take the [...]
Federal environmental, health agencies collect data from Dimock families (0)
11/16/11 •
BY LAURA LEGERE, Times Shamrock Writer Officials from federal environmental and public health agencies met with residents of Dimock Twp. late last week to discuss the impacts of Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling and to gather water-test results from families affected by methane migration. Three representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agency for Toxic [...]
Accidents net probation for Susquehanna man (0)
11/16/11 •
BY STACI WILSON A Susquehanna man has been sentenced to a total of 18 months probation for his role in two accidents in just over a year’s time on Rt. 92. Shane Beamer, 24, entered a guilty plea Monday in New Milford District Court to disorderly conduct in connection with a July 23 accident in [...]