Date archive for April, 2012
Diaz employees contribute to local health care (0)
4/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON In a cardiac emergency, minutes matter. And having the proper equipment in the ambulance helps emergency personnel get patients the care and treatment they need. Pam Mott, of the Montrose Minute Men, spoke to employees from Diaz Companies, of Kingsley, Friday about the local ambulance company’s need for an updated cardiac monitor. [...]
Assistance offered at Mobile Vet Center (0)
4/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON When the Mobile Vet Center rolled into the Price Chopper parking lot Monday morning, about 20 people were already waiting to take advantage of the services offered. Within the first hour, about 50 veterans came to the MVC. Joseph May, MVC Counselor, said the primary focus of the mobile center is to [...]
A chicken barbecue for the ages (0)
4/25/12 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER Visitors to this Saturday’s Chicken barbecue at the Elk Lake Schoolwill be getting more than just a meal. They will have a chance to partake of a tradition that has just passed the half-century mark for fundraisers. Started in 1961 by Ruth Sheen to get indoor plumbing for the Dimock Community [...]
New Milford supervisors finishing building projects (0)
4/25/12 •
BY PAT FARNELLI TheNew MilfordTownshipmaintenance garage and road materials shed are nearly completed, and residents are pleased with the improvements made on township property without raising of taxes. “You should hold an open house,” suggested one resident at the Monday, Apr. 21, meeting. The supervisors placed advertisements for bids on a concrete floor for the [...]
EPA releases third set of Dimock water results (0)
4/25/12 •
BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer Federal environmental regulators said Friday that 16 new water test results from Dimock Twp. give them no reason to take “further action” after a resident with hazardous levels of arsenic in a water well declined their offer of replacement water. Test results posted online by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [...]
Sex toy assault yields time (0)
4/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A 25-year-old, former Scranton man will spend nine months in jail for using a sex toy to assault a woman July 26, 2011 in South Gibson when she fell asleep after a night of drinking. In a negotiated sentence, Ivan Marrero, who told the court he recently moved toTroy,N.Y., was sentenced to [...]
Accused teacher waives hearing (0)
4/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The Wayne Highlands School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a boy two occasions five to seven years ago, prior to his employment as a teacher, waived his preliminary hearing in Clifford District Court on Tuesday. Kyle Justin Cobb, 27, Union Dale, is accused of raping a boy at a residence and farm [...]
Sex offender jailed for corruption (0)
4/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A Susquehanna man was sentenced Thursday on corruption and indecent exposure counts stemming from an incident that occurred over seven years ago in New Milford Twp. Larry Phillips Jr., 42, will serve 11-1/2 to 23-1/2 months on the corruption of minors count, with five years probation – to run consecutive to the [...]
Teen alleges couple gave her drugs (0)
4/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A Choconut Twp. couple faces charges in Montrose District Court after they allegedly forced a 13-year-old girl to smoke methamphetamine with them on April 8. Christian Sorenson, 44, and Amber Sorenson, 24, were charged by Tpr. John Oliver with a felony count of endangering the welfare of children and misdemeanor counts of [...]
Man sentenced in scrap thefts (0)
4/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A 20-year-old Hallstead man said he regretted his actions – breaking into a business and stealing piping and copper wiring to sell as scrap for drug money – at his Thursday sentencing hearing in Susquehanna County Court. Patrick Moser will serve 11 to 23-1/2 months in jail on one felony theft count [...]