Date archive for January, 2012
Third man sentenced in theft ring (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A Nicholson man will spend time in jail for his role in what Susquehanna County Judge Kenneth Seamans described as a “criminal enterprise.” Jason Ace Ross, 28, was sentenced Thursday on 10 counts lodged in nine separate cases that date back to 2009. Ross’ attorney, Bernard Brown, told the court his client [...]
Plea expected in drug death (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A felony charge was dropped Monday against a man accused of injecting his girlfriend with a lethal drug cocktail of cocaine and morphine in June 2011. Eugene Parrish, 34, Montrose, still faces one count of involuntary manslaughter, a first degree misdemeanor. He waived his Monday preliminary hearing before Magisterial District Judge Jodi [...]
Employee accused of stealing from VFW (0)
1/25/12 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER A 44-year-old Nicholson woman accused of stealing nearly $20,000 over a 10-month period from the VFW Post in Lenox had charges bound over toSusquehanna County Courton Tuesday afternoon. Rosemary Griffis ofBarney Hollow Road, appeared before Magisterial District Judge Suzanne Brainard in Clifford. Under a plea agreement, Griffis is not likely to [...]
Four arrested in heroin, crack seizure (0)
1/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Four people were arrested after police seized 170 bags of heroin and 6.1 ounces of crack cocaine from their vehicle, Wednesday, Jan. 18. Paul Rivera, 42, New York, N.Y., John Portalatin, 22, Brooklyn, N.Y., Shelby Rivera, 19, Manhattan, N.Y., Kathryn Rivera, 21, Manhattan, N.Y., were taken into police custody following a traffic [...]
Rogers honored by housing authority (0)
1/25/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent The Susquehanna County Housing and Redevelopment Authority board of directors and Executive Director Karen Allen took the opportunity at the housing authority’s annual dinner to honor Ann Rogers for her 30 years of service. Rogersis presently manager of Emerson Apartments and Emerson Southgate located in Hallstead. Among her previous duties [...]
SCSD endorses environmentally friendly (0)
1/25/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Members of the Susquehanna Community school board were informed at their Jan. 18 meeting, that the district did not only save big on its electric bill ($34,253 through October 2011) but also reduced CO2 emissions. The CO2 reduction is equal to 26 cars being removed from the road for one [...]
Ely eclipses scoring record (0)
1/18/12 •
BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer If she didn’t know when she stroked a 23-footer to start the game, when she banked in a 26-footer at the first-quarter horn, Montrose’s Dallas Ely knew Thursday was going to be her night. The senior guard poured in 30 points to become the Lady Meteors all-time leading scorer with [...]
BR, EL compete at Zurn-Bush tourney (0)
1/18/12 •
Elk Lake’s wrestling team finished up in a four-way tie for fourth place at the Zurn-Bush Duals in Dimock on Saturday. The Warriors finished up with a 1-2 record, picking up a win over Sayre, 39-33, while taking losses to Nanticoke (35-33) and Valley View (63-12). Lake-Lehman was the champion with a 4-0 record on [...]
Elk Lake tops Lions, Sabers (0)
1/18/12 •
The Elk Lake boys’ basketball team took a 48-44 victory over Lackawanna Trail at home on Friday after it grabbed a 54-37 victory over Susquehanna on Saber territory on Tuesday evening. On Tuesday, the Warriors got out to an early lead pacing the Sabers 10-8 in the first and 16-11 in the second to hold [...]
Lackawanna League may get overhaul (0)
1/18/12 •
BY JOBY FAWCETT Times-Shamrock Writer In the fall, the Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association may look very different. Athletic directors met Wednesday atMountain ViewHigh Schooland took a straw vote, 22-2, in support of a realignment that would feature four divisions and would be uniform for eight sports. Representatives fromMountain ViewandWestern Waynevoted against the proposal.North Poconoand Susquehanna [...]