Date archive for April, 2012
Susquehanna citizen honored (0)
4/18/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Danny Crawford of Prospect Street in Susquehanna was recognized during the April 10 borough council meeting . Councilman Roy Williams presented Crawford with a certificate of recognition as an outstanding citizen for his quick action during a recent robbery at Reddon’s Drug Store. According to Trooper Jeffrey Burman, Crawford was [...]
Police search for Dunkin’ Donuts robber (0)
4/18/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A robber got away with $1400 from the Hallstead Dunkin Donuts on Friday, April 13. State Police, Gibson said an unknown male came in the front door of the business with one hand in his pocket as if he had a gun. According to police, the man demanded the workers to open [...]
Man dies in Friday night crash (0)
4/18/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A Susquehanna man was killed Friday night after his vehicle struck a house along Rt. 171, Great Bend Twp. Javier Cortes DeJorge, 24, died at the scene at about10 p.m.as a result of multiple traumatic injuries he received in the crash, Susquehanna County Coroner Anthony Conarton said. DeJorge was ejected from the [...]
Williams report details blast, leaves many questions (0)
4/18/12 •
BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer A worker who heard gas flowing from an open valve on a Susquehanna County compressor engine pulled an emergency shutdown switch as he evacuated the station, stopping the flow of gas to the building just before it exploded, according to a report by Williams Partners released Friday by state regulators. [...]
Compressor station hearing draws crowd (0)
4/18/12 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER The Department of Environmental Protection held a public hearing Wednesday night to addresss air quality standards of Chief’s Hirkey Compressor Station, proposed forWashingtonTownshipinWyomingCounty. DEP spokesman Colleen Connolly said the night was not about what happened two weeks ago with Williams’ Lathrop Compressor Station just eight miles away from the proposed Hirkey [...]
DEP water tests faulted (0)
4/18/12 •
BY LAURA LEGERE Times-Shamrock Writer FRANKLIN TWP. – The pages Tammy Hadlick pulled from an envelope marked certified mail on a recent afternoon held a wealth of information about her family’s drinking water, none of which she could decipher. “Do you know how to read it?” she asked. It is not an uncommon question. As [...]
Wooden to receive Casey Medal (0)
4/18/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A lifetime of commitment to bringing forth the area’s collective heritage as an educator, author, lecturer and historian has earned a Montrose man a distinguished honor. Sherman Wooden, president of the Center for Anti-Slavery Studies in Montrose, will be recognized Thursday evening by the Neighborhood Housing Services of Lackawanna County with a [...]
Wilkes becomes Eagle Scout (0)
4/18/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondnet The Eagle Scout Court of Honor for George L.S. Wilkes was held on Saturday, March 31, at the Lanesboro Community Church. It was an overflow crowd for this occasion that saw both family and friends taking part for this milestone in the life of a very deserving young man. A [...]
Proposed housing project receives funding (0)
4/18/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A proposed 40-unit family housing development in Bridgewater Twp. cleared its first hurdle with the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency board approving nearly $3 million in PennHOME funding for the Trehab project. Along with the funding, the Meadows at Tiffany Pines low income housing project also received over $1 million in tax credits. [...]
County authorizes DCED funding request (0)
4/18/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The Susquehanna County Commissioners authorized, at the April 11 meeting, the filing of its annual application to receive Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Program funds for the upcoming 2012 state fiscal year. The county receives an annual allocation of the program funds which is then administered by the Susquehanna County Redevelopment Authority. [...]