Date archive for November, 2012
Susquehanna street commissioner resigns (0)
11/19/12 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Steve Glover, Susquehanna street commissioner for 27 years, announced last Tuesday night (Nov. 13) at brough council that he was stepping down. He noted in a letter of resignation, “It has always been my objective to be sure the residents of the borough were safe.” Glover spoke of the street [...]
Harford looks at impact fee change (0)
11/19/12 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Harford Township supervisors were no sooner informed of the amount of their impact fee/Act 13 check when they were told that the amount was revised. “First we were told we were going to get about $132,000, and now it is down to $128,246.76,” supervisor Sue Furney said wryly. The township has seen [...]
Aronowitz sentenced in shooting (0)
11/19/12 •
BY STACI WILSON The man who shot another man in the stomach outside a New Milford bar in May 2011 was sentenced Monday in Susquehanna County Court to five to 10 years in prison. On the eve of trial, Jason Aronowitz, 43, New Miford, entered a guilty plea Nov. 7 in front of President Judge [...]
Heroin dealer gets 5 years (0)
11/19/12 •
BY STACI WILSON An Oakland Borough man who admitted to selling heroin from his home was sentenced Monday to serve the mandatory minimum five year sentence for the offense. Stephen Whritenour, 31, pleaded guilty in October in Susquehanna County Court to one count of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver. In [...]
A day of thanks (0)
11/19/12 •
BY STACI WILSON For the past 21 years, Susquehanna County Interfaith has warmly welcomed personal care and nursing home residents and clients of local human service agencies to share in a Thanksgiving feast at the Montrose Bible Conference. Interfaith Executive Director Rachel Pratt expressed her thankfulness for the people who were able to attend the [...]
County chorus held south of border (0)
11/19/12 •
BY PAT FARNELLI The Susquehanna County Chorus Festival, featuring students from all six Susquehanna County high schools, was held Friday at Lackawanna Trail High School. Although Lackawanna Trail is a school district in Wyoming County, its students participate with Susquehanna County students in this county chorus festival. The Junior High Chorus, directed by Laurie Burdett [...]
Eagles roll into semifinals (0)
11/14/12 •
BY ASHLEY TEATUM Times-Shamrock Writer SLATINGTON – Just once Mountain View gave up the lead to Greenwood on Saturday. But the Eagles’ offense more than made up for an early deficit to put them in the state semifinals for the second time in school history. Colby Thomas scored twice and Dylan Thomas and Zeb Cross [...]
Kempa sets King’s record (0)
11/14/12 •
While King’s College may have lost the 17th annual Mayor’s Cup game 44-32 to Wilkes University at Schmidt Stadium on Saturday, former Susquehanna Community football player Dan Kempa had a standout performance. Kempa, a sophomore, set a King’s College school record on Saturday at wide receiver with 237 receiving yards in the contest. He was [...]
Lady Eagles fall in PIAA quarterfinals (0)
11/14/12 •
BY ASHLEY TEATUM Times-Shamrock Writer SLATINGTON – Mountain View had trouble finding its rhythm Saturday. That gave Christopher Dock just enough time to capitalize. Bailey Kratz scored in the 51st minute off an assist from Raychel Bair to defeat Mountain View, 1-0, in a PIAA Class A girls soccer quarterfinal match at Northern Lehigh High [...]
Locals compete in Mid-East XC regional (0)
11/14/12 •
BY KEVIN WOODRUFF Several local college cross country runners competed in the NCAA Mid East Regional cross country championships on Saturday, hosted by Dickinson College in Big Springs. Blue Ridge graduate Mike Robbs, a freshman at Keystone College, took 249th place at Regionals with a time of 30:01.2, after he placed 17th overall at the [...]