Date archive for June, 2012
Man sentenced for robbing elderly man (0)
6/27/12 •
BY STACI WILSON A Susquehanna man said he was under the influence of bath salts barely remembered the day he and his former girlfriend attacked an elderly man, dragging him from his pickup truck and leaving him beaten on the street. Daniel Bentz, 31, offered an apology to the victim and his family prior to [...]
Burglar steals homeowners’ security (0)
6/27/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The owners of one of the homes burglarized by Treavor Murdter took the opportunity at his sentencing hearing to tell him how his crime affected her family. Murdter, 36, of Factoryville, broke into Donald and Kathleen Bennett’s home, May 3, 2010, stealing jewelry and cutting telephone wires to theSusquehannaCountydeputy sheriff’s house. On [...]
Don’t worry, Mountain View grads told (0)
6/21/12 •
BY STACI WILSON Mountain View’s 100 graduating seniors will be remembered as “the class of cool.” So said Principal Andrew Doster at graduation exercises held Wednesday evening in the school auditorium. Mr. Doster illustrated the point by referencing conversations he had with several of the seniors in his office over the course of the past [...]
Locals slugging for Moosic Mets (0)
6/20/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF ElkLakerising junior Nick Dudock likes playing for the Moosic Mets because of the competition he sees. Dudock, 16, of Friendsville, said the high school season is like the minor leagues compared to playing for the Moosic Mets Elite team. “It gives you an opportunity to see different levels of play,” Dudock said. [...]
Posten, Westbrook suiting up for Miners (0)
6/20/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF A pair of local football players are taking the field with the Northeast Pennsylvania Miners this season as they begin a summer full of semi-professional football. Tunkhannock Area graduate Ryan Posten, a 2003 grad, and 2009 Susquehanna graduate Justin Westbrook, are both strapping on the pads for the NEPA Miners, playing in [...]
Hartnett back on top at Penn Can (0)
6/20/12 •
Kevin Hartnett of Troy picked up his third win of the season at Penn Can Speedway on Adams Cable Service Night. Hartnett tracked down race long leader Steve Babicek on lap 29 and took over the lead in his McCain Trucking No. 88. Babicek of Binghamton, N.Y., was in search of his first win since [...]
Figured named PGC northeast region director (0)
6/20/12 •
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that Daniel Figured has been named the director of the agency’s Northeast Region. Figured, who previously served as the Northeast Region Law Enforcement Supervisor, fills the vacancy created when Steve J. Schweitzer retired on April 13. “It is a great pleasure to announce the selection [...]
Montrose Legion splits with Hawley (0)
6/20/12 •
The Montrose Senior American Legion baseball team grabbed a 3-2 victory and a faced a 6-0 loss at home against Hawley on Saturday after the team took a 4-2 loss to Hawley on the road on Thursday evening. On Saturday, the first game of the doubleheader saw Anthony Bartok drive home the game-winner on a [...]
FMS blanks Honesdale in doubleheader (0)
6/20/12 •
The FMS Generals Senior American Legion baseball team won a pair of games at home against Honesdale on Saturday, 6-5 and 20-6. In the opener, Mike Wakalowski singled home Kyle Arnold with the winning run in the seventh inning to give the Generals the win. Wakalowski finished with four hits, including a double and two [...]
Johnson collects ‘Clash at the Can’ win (0)
6/20/12 •
The 2012 edition of the ‘Clash at the Can’ presented by VP Racing Fuels, Pioneer Pole Buildings and Don’s Automotive Mall gathered 57 of the best Modified drivers to take on the 3/8 mile Penn Can Speedway. The standing room only crown witnessed Danny Johnson bypass early leader Brian Weaver on lap 10 and outlast [...]