Date archive for January, 2013
DUI victim speaks up in court (0)
1/30/13 •
BY STACI WILSON A teenage boy severely injured in a December 2011 accident spoke out in court as the driver of the vehicle was sentenced Thursday. Shannon Lee Vanvleck, 35, of Hallstead, was sentenced to serve 15 months to three years in prison, followed by five years probation, on one count of aggravated assault by [...]
New study aims at preventing cancer (0)
1/30/13 •
BY PAT FARNELLI “If you could create a world without cancer…with more birthdays, would you?” asks a voice in a powerpoint presentation. “You can make the world healthier.” The goal of Cancer Prevention Study 3, or CP-3, is to find people willing to join the movement for less cancer and more birthdays, said Jennifer Washney, [...]
County addresses staff changes (0)
1/30/13 •
BY STACI WILSON The County Commissioners focused on staffing changes at the Wednesday, Jan. 23 meeting. Commissioners Alan Hall and Michael Giangrieco accepted, with regret, the resignation of Willie Keeney from Soil Conservation, effective at the end of the Jan. 30 business day. Commissioner Mary Ann Warren was absent from the meeting. According to the [...]
Music inspires students at District 9 Band Fest (0)
1/29/13 •
BY STACI WILSON The area’s finest musicians came together last week at Blue Ridge High School for the PMEA District 9 Band Festival. The three-day event culminated with a Friday, Jan. 25 performance led by guest conductor, Terry Alvey, Instrumental Music Director at Walt Whitman High School, Bethesday, Md. Following the concert, Alvey said, “I [...]
Scholastic art winners on exhibit at Marywood (0)
1/29/13 •
BY JOSH MCAULIFFE Times-Shamrock Writer Mountain View High School student Keri Jarnigan and Montrose Area Junior High School student Emily Hare were recognized this past week as the recipients of Gold Key awards in the Northeast Pa. Scholastic Arts Award competition. Also, from Mountain View, Eliza Himko was awarded a Silver Key as were Cassidy [...]
County Housing holds annual dinner meeting (0)
1/29/13 •
BY HELEN B. FOSTER Correspondent Immediately following the Jan. 18 regular meeting of the Susquehanna County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, held in the Winter Garden at Elk Mountain Ski Resort, Uniondale, the board held its annual meeting. A slate of officers was presented by the nominating committee chairman Paul Lukus and unanimously elected: Chairman Joseph [...]
Suit flows from hydrant decision (0)
1/29/13 •
BY STACI WILSON A water hydrant installed early last year in Montrose sparked a controversy that has found its way to the courts. Hydrant owner Craig Stevens, of Silver Lake Twp., has brought suit against the borough’s Zoning Hearing Board and Zoning Officer James Smith. The lawsuit was filed Jan. 17 in the Susquehanna County [...]
Man gets five years for child assault (0)
1/29/13 •
BY STACI WILSON The mother of a four-year-old sexual assault victim directly addressed the perpetrator as he was being sentenced Thursday in Susquehanna County Court. “I hate you. I will never forgive you. I hope you get what’s coming to you,” said the tearful mother to Michael Joyce, 40, Endicott, N.Y. Joyce was sentenced by [...]
EL addresses safety concerns; board mum on Williams pipeline (0)
1/23/13 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Elk Lake School Board took time out Thursday to address school safety concerns. But some of the 20 visitors at the meeting said they expected to hear more about the school’s hiring of legal counsel to handle a pipeline dispute. Bush said that the Williams Company requested that no discussion of the [...]
Case against court employee moves forward (0)
1/23/13 •
BY STACI WILSON A theft charge lodged against a Montrose District Court employee is moving forward. Rebecca White, 32, Springville, is accused of stealing $7,000 worth of furniture out of her ex-boyfriend’s Brackney home in October 2012. Several charges originally lodged against White, including burglary, criminal trespass and receiving stolen property, were withdrawn. The charges [...]