Date archive for May, 2012
SCSB proposes $13.4M budget (0)
5/23/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent The Susquehanna Community School Board approved a proposed budget of $13,471,586 for the district’s 2012-13 school year on May 16. The district’s millage was also set at 44.67 for Susquehanna County (a 1.09 increase) and 12.95 in Wayne County ( a 1.34 decrease). According to Superintendent Bronson Stone and Business [...]
Harford reviews sludge hauling (0)
5/23/12 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Harford Township must use increased caution when hiring haulers for sewer sludge, it was announced at the May meeting Tuesday (May 8). Previously, Hallstead Sanitary had been contracted to dispose of municipal sludge, until the company was cited for illegally spreading the waste on farm fields instead of hauling it to an [...]
Police seek assault suspects (0)
5/23/12 •
BY STACI WILSON State Police at Gibson, are looking for two men who assaulted a woman just aftermidnight, May 20, at the Lenox Pump N Pantry. According to police, the two suspects were standing outside and behind the convenience store when a store employee exited the building. The men grabbed the victim. One suspect forced [...]
Montrose Rotary recognizes outstanding students (0)
5/23/12 •
BY STACI WILSON For the past seven years, the Rotary Club of Montrose has recognized outstanding students in the Montrose andElkLakeschool districts. The “students of the month” are chosen on a monthly basis – October through May – based on criteria established by the Rotary. Those chosen must have show interest in the welfare of [...]
Vermeulen gold at Spagna (0)
5/17/12 •
The Montrose Area girls’ track and field team finished third overall at the Robert Spagna Championships at Scranton Memorial Stadium on Wednesday night. Montrose’s 1600 relay team took third, Allison Lewis took fourth in the 400 and Sam Bennici placed fifth in the 800 to pace the Lady Meteors. On the boys’ side, Montrose Area [...]
Montrose girls take sole possession of Div. III (0)
5/17/12 •
BY MICHAEL IORFINO Times-Shamrock Writer Every time she sensed a lull in their pregame warmups, Montrose’s Katie Groover shouted the same phrase: early and often. With the memories of Montrose’s loss to Lackawanna Trail – its only loss on the season – still fresh in her mind, Groover challenged her teammates to jump out to [...]
Meteors down Trail, Susquehanna (0)
5/17/12 •
The Montrose Area baseball team took a 9-0 victory over Susquehanna at home on Friday after a 12-1 victory over Lackawanna Trail on the road on Thursday. Against Susquehanna, the Meteors made quick work of getting on the scoreboard with five runs in the first. Montrose then added a run in the third and three [...]
New Milford gymnast wins state title (0)
5/17/12 •
Donna Howell won the United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (U.S.A.I.G.C.) Platinum Level State Title at Medford, N.Y. on May 5. Howell, 11, of New Milford, the daughter of Vic and Maureen Howell, took first place in Beam, Bars and Vault and second place on Floor to finish with the first place all-around title. [...]
Meteors advance in tennis districts (0)
5/17/12 •
A pair of Montrose Area tennis players advanced to the second round of the PIAA District II Class AA singles championships atWilkesUniversityon Thursday. Michael Roman, a senior at Montrose, stormed through the first round with 6-2 and 7-5 wins over Griffin Gerchman onDunmore. Roman then faced fourth-seeded Walker Temperton of Scranton Prep and was eliminated [...]
Eagles take pair of victories (0)
5/17/12 •
The Mountain Viewboys’ volleyball team took a 3-1 win over Susquehanna at home on Thursday after the team downedBlue Ridge3-1 on Tuesday evening on the road. On Thursday,Mountain Viewtook wins in the first two sets 25-13 and 25-19 before facing a 25-22 loss in the third to make it a 2-1 match. However,Mountain Viewcapped the [...]