Date archive for April, 2012
Man sentenced on corruption count (0)
4/25/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A 20-year-old Gouldsboro man will serve time in prison after admitting Friday in Susquehanna County Court that he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl inForestCity. Jeffrey Bojnoski, formerly ofForestCity, pleaded guilty to corruption of a minor. The charge stemmed from a Nov. 1, 2011 incident. According to court documents, the victim [...]
Refinancing saves Elk Lake $1.4M (0)
4/25/12 •
BY PAT FARNELLI TheElkLakeSchool Districtvoted Tuesday to refinance last year’s long-term loan for the Susquehanna County Career andTechnologyCenter’s expansion project with the purchase of bonds. Les Bear, after being introduced by Superintendent William Bush, spoke to the advantages of bond versus paying off the loan over 15 or 20 years. The first payment for the [...]
Mt. View meals upped 10 cents (0)
4/25/12 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER The Mountain View School Board voted Monday night to increase the price of school furnished breakfasts and lunches by 10 cents for 2012-13. High school and elementary school breakfasts for students will now be $1.10 and for adults $1.50. For students, high school lunch will be $1.85, and elementary school lunch [...]
SCCTC building trades requests pricey rolling toolbox (0)
4/25/12 •
BY PAT FARNELLI One month after the purchase of three vehicles for the Susquehanna County Career and Technology Center, Superintendent William Bush submitted a Costars package bid for a commercial cutaway truck for the building trades program at the board meeting for the SCCTC and the Elk Lake School District. The estimate for the 2012 [...]
SCSD board hears about Keystone exams (0)
4/25/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Corespondent Susquehanna Community Superintendent Bronson Stone discussed the Keystone Exams at the board’s April 18 meeting. “Here we are in the middle of our Strategic Plan on assessment and graduation and the state is making changes,” Stone said. In the future graduating students beginnig with the Class of 2015 would have [...]
Forest City student honored in DTL contest (0)
4/25/12 •
Will Jonas, 16, a student at Forest City Regional High School has been selected as the sixth weekly winner of Susquehanna County’s “Discovering Tomorrow’s Leaders” contest, a partnership among Chesapeake Energy Corp., several local nonprofits and regional media. Jonas has been the secretary of theWayneCounty 4-H for three years and a member for seven. He [...]
‘South Pacific’ a big hit at SCHS (0)
4/25/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent A musical, like South Pacific, takes strong stage voices, natural talent, good casting and directing as well as gifted musicians to come away with a hit. That is what those attending the Susquehanna Community High School Theatre Company’s April 13-14, production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s award winning musical experienced. The [...]
Meshoppen, Laceyville join forces (0)
4/25/12 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER Crews from the Laceyville and Meshoppen Fire Departments have joined forces to enhance their emergency medical services coverage. Joe Thompson, preisdent of the Meshoppen Fire Company and assitant fire chief said that with volunteerism on the decline across the nation, and call volume significantly increasing, the members and leadership of both [...]
Accused arsonist waives hearing (0)
4/18/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The man accused of setting fire to a two-story Hallstead apartment building April 13 waived his preliminary hearing Monday in New Milford District Court. Numerous felony arson and related counts were lodged against Frederick Bentler, 31, Hallstead, by Deputy Fire Marshal John Chervanka. He is being held on $150,000 bail. The fire [...]
Family suing WPX Energy (0)
4/18/12 •
BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer A Susquehanna County family whose well water contains high levels of methane and metals filed suit against a natural gas drilling company in federal court April 9 alleging drilling damaged their water and property. Tammy and Matthew Manning of Franklin Twp. said WPX Energy and two associated companies contaminated the [...]