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Lyme diseasebigger threatthan thought
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Where could minimum
wage be on the rise?
GrifthspotmightstayvacantTwo who applied to be controller ll-in thinking of withdrawing
20 1 3ELECTION
JENNIFER [email protected]
Unless an applicant surfacestoday, Luzerne County Council mayhave no one to fill the rest of WalterGriffiths controller term throughthe end of the year.
The only two people who hadapplied as of Monday evening wereCarolee Medico Olenginski andKaren Ceppa-Hirko, but both arestrongly consideringremovingtheirnames from consideration.
Ceppa-Hirko said Monday sheis reconsidering in light of theRepublican Partys decision Sunday
to choose Medico Olenginski overher to be the Republican controllercandidate in the November generalelection.
Im frustrated and verydisappointed, Ceppa-Hirko said. They werentfocusing on education. It
was about who would beable to get the votes.
Medico Olenginski saidshehas secondthoughtsaboutcom-pleting Griffiths term because sheapplied before the party put her onthe ballot.
Now that I received the ballotnomination, I think it would be
best to withdraw from complet-ing the rest of the controller term.Id love to get started in the office,
but dont want anyone tosay that I have received anunfair advantage, MedicoOlenginski said.
Fairness issue raised
Democrat MichelleBednar, who will run againstMedico Olenginski for con-
troller, has questioned the fairnessof putting Medico Olenginski in thetemporary post because it wouldprovide public exposure that couldbenefit her as a candidate for theoffice. Bednar could not be reached
for comment Monday.The controller elected Nov. 5 will
take office in January and receive$64,999 annually for four years.
Medico Olenginski questionswhy some people are challengingher qualifications for the ballotnom-ination. She has a masters degreein human resources administrationfrom the University of Scranton, 20years of experience as a manage-
ment consultant, seminar facilita-tor and staff trainer and was twiceelected county prothonotary.
I have a masters degree andeight years of experience in gov-ernment, she said Monday.
Ceppa-Hirko has a masters
See CONTROLLER | 10A
Fracking not welcome in England
AP photo
Environmental activists lock themselves together at the main entrance to the Cuadrilla exploratory drilling site in Balcombe, England, as anti-fracking demonstra-tions continued Monday.The action comes on the first of two days of what campaigners have called a mass civil disobedience to highlight their stance against thecontroversial gas extraction method. The banner reads: Leave it in the ground.
As many as 300,000 are
actually diagnosed each yearMIKE STOBBEAPMedicalWriter
ATLANTA Lymedisease is about 10 timesmore common than pre-viously reported, healthofficials said Monday.
As many as 300,000Americans are actuallydiagnosed with Lymedisease each year, theC en ters for DiseaseControl and Preventionannounced.
Usually, only 20,000to 30,000 illnesses arereported each year. For
many years, CDC offi-cials have known thatm an y d octo rs d on treport every case andthat the true count wasprobably much higher.
The new figure is theCDCs most comprehen-sive attempt at a betterestimate. The numbercomes from a survey ofseven national laborato-
ries, a national patientsurvey and a review ofinsurance information.
Its giving us a fullerpicture and its not apleasing one, said Dr.Paul Mead, who over-
sees the agencys track-ing of Lyme disease.
The ailme nt is namedaft er Lyme, C on n.,where the illness wasfirst identified in 1975.Its a bacteria transmit-ted through the bitesof infected deer ticks,w hi ch c an b e a bou t
AP file photo
Infected deer ticks transmitLyme disease to humans.
See LYME | 10A
Hanger wants to put
college within reachGubernatorial candidate toutsnew proposal in Wilkes-Barre
ANDREWM. [email protected]
WILKES-BARRE FormerstateDepartmentof Environment alProtection head JohnHan ger cam e t o t hefringes of the MarcellusShale on Monday, butthe gubernatorial candi-date wasnt here to talkabout fracking.
Instead, Hanger, 55,stood on Public Squarewith the Luzerne CountyCommunity CollegesWilkes-Barre center ashis backdrop and toutedan education proposalhe believes will posi-tion Pennsylvania fami-lies for the future bothfinancially and from anemployment factor.
He is pushing aplan hes dubbed TheKeystone OpportunityFund that would granthigh school graduatestwo years of communitycollege or one year at apublic university at no
immediate cost with theidea that once those stu-dents graduate and gainemployment, between
1.2 and 2.2 percent oftheir pay will be sentback to the state to payoff the college costs overa 15-year period.
My (plan ) wo uldm ake hig her educa-tion affordable for allPennsylvanians and canbe implemented imme-diately, Hanger said.The (fund) would beinitially financed with
a $1.5 billion bond anda total of $3.4 billion ofbond financing neededover 10 years. The fundwould become self-sus-taining through gradu-ate repayments within22.5 years. The KeystoneOpportunity Fund willend the era of crushingcollege debt that can fol-low students and fami-lies to the grave.
Hanger said that onceg raduat es ent er t heworkforce, those whoparticipated in the com-munity college portionof the program wouldpay back 1.2 percent
of their incomes, stateuniversity graduates
See HANGER | 10A
Ground broken for newWeinbergFoodBankBILL [email protected]
JENKINS TWP. The brochure dis-tributed at Mondays groundbreakingfor the new location for the WeinbergFood Bank stated, The vision is grow-ing, and the reality is the demand forfood among the regions needy is grow-ing as well.
The Commission on EconomicOpportunity broke ground for the newMonsignorAndrewJ. McGowanCenterfor Healthy Living in the Center PointCommerce and Trade Park East. The50,000-square-foot facility will be builton 6.3 acres donated by Rob Mericle ofMericle Development, whose companyalso prepared the site for construction.
Will iam Sord oni o f Sordo niConstruction Co.said work willbegin in
Sue Gin McGowan,president of theboard of TheWilliam G. McGowanCharitable Fund,breaks groundMonday for theMonsignor AndrewJ. McGowanCenter for HealthyLiving in JenkinsTownship.At leftis Gene Brady,executive directorof the Commissionon EconomicOpportunity andat right is LuzerneCounty Judge HughF. Mundy, president
of the Board ofDirectors CEO.Clark Van Orden |
The Times LeaderSee FOOD BANK | 10A
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Convicted robberwants charges tossed or new trialSHEENA [email protected]
WILKES-BARRE A Philadelphiaman sentenced last month on chargesrelating to the May 2012 robbery of aPlymouth Township strip club has askeda judge to acquit him of thecharges or give him a new trial.
Kevin Williams, 31, was sen-tenced on July 8 to 10 to 20 yearsin state prison after being con-victed by a Luzerne County juryin May of robbery, trespassing,theft, receiving stolen propertyand two counts of criminal con-spiracy.
Through court papers filedby his attorney, Paul Galante, Williamsmakes the requests based on his claimthat inconsistent and contradictory evi-
dence was presented at his trial.Prosecutors say Williams and his co-
defendant, William Gronosky, enteredthe Carousel Lounge on U.S. Route 11in March 2012, pointed guns at the clubsowner andleftwith cash andotheritems.
According to court papers, on March15, 2012, Julius Greenberg,owner of the Carousel Lounge,told police he arrived at his busi-ness and was in his office whentwo men entered wearing dark-colored hooded sweatshirts, skimasks and gloves.
Greenberg told police bothmen pointed handguns at himand ordered him to the floor.One hit him in the head with a
gun while the other pushed him down.Police said the pair, later identified
as Williams and Gronosky, 30, of
Nanticoke, took cash from safes and aregister and stoleitems fromGreenbergspockets.
Greenberg said one of the men toldhim not to get off the floor or he wouldbe shot. The men then fled.
Courtney Sadusky, 24, is awaitingtrial on charges relating to the robbery;she allegedly told police she was withGronosky and Williams that day and theytold her to drive them to the CarouselLounge.
Sadusky said the two men were inthe club for about 15 minutes beforeGronosky told her to drive to her homein Bear Creek so they could countmoney. She later dropped them off at theWyoming Valley Mall in Wilkes-BarreTownship.
Gronosky later allegedly told Saduskythat guns, gloves and a bag were left in
her car and she should get rid of them,according to court papers. Sadusky thenalerted police about the items.
Williams said Greenberg and Saduskygave inconsistent and contradictory tes-timony about the gloves used in the case,as well as the length of time the assaultand robbery took.
Court papers also say DNA evidenceon the gloves and an alleged weapon didnot match Williams, and the guilty ver-dict in the case was based on specula-tion and conjecture because Williamswas present and participated in thealleged crimes.
If an acquittal or new trial is not grant-ed, court papers say, then Williams asksthat his sentence be reduced. Gronoskyis scheduled to stand trial on related andcharges stemming from other incidentsin S eptember.
Williams
Man charged with buying vehicles with bad checksEDWARD LEWIS
WILKES-BARRE City police arrest-ed a man on Wednesday they say went ona vehicle spending spree using a closedchecking account.
Police allege Tyler Williams, 23, of EastChestnut Street, Wilkes-Barre, issued badchecks to purchasefive vehiclesand a trail-erand triedto buy another vehicle,butthesale was denied.
Williams was arraigned on 12 countsof theft, six counts of receiving stolenproperty, five counts of bad checks, four
counts of criminal mischief, two counts
of criminal mischief to commit theft anda single count of criminal attempt to passa bad check. He was jailed at the LuzerneCounty Correctional Facility for lack of$20,000 bail.
According to the criminal compliant:Plains Township police recovered a
1999 Ford that was reported stolen toWilkes-Barre police when Williams wastaken into custody on an arrest warranton Nov. 3.
Police said the vehicles purchased byWilliams with bad checks included:
A 2007 Chrysler Sebring on Aug. 22,
2012, witha $13,987checkto MotorWorld
in Wilkes-Barre. The Chrysler wasreturned by a family member with $4,363in damage.
A 2007 Ford Escape on Sept. 4, 2012,witha $11,654check to Crossroad Motorsin Hanover Township. A family memberreturned the Ford with $638 worth ofdamage.
A 2012 Nissan Altima that KenPollick Nissan in Wilkes-Barre Townshipdeclined to sell to Williams on Oct. 25,2012, due to his credit history. Williamspresented a $20,332 check to Ken Pollickand was advised to return with cash or a
cashiers check. Williams failed to return
to complete the sale. A 2011 Yamaha ATV at Two JacksCycle in Wilkes-Barre for a $7,400 checkon Oct. 26.Police recoveredthe ATV froma residence in White Mills.
A 1999 Ford for an $8,000 check toRoches Garage in Wilkes-Barre on Nov. 1.
A 2011 trailer from Albert LohmanEast Coast Trailers in Honesdale for a$1,070 check on Nov. 2..
A 2001 Chevrolet Silverado for a$7,653 check on Jan. 29 to Auto Buddiesin Plains Township. Williams returned thevehicle when the business was closed.
Plymouth police arrest pair on burglary charges
Family sleeping when residence burglarizedEDWARD [email protected]
PLYMOUTH Police allege twopeople went on a burglary spree,stealing cigarettes, cellphones, a hairtrimmer and in the process floodedthe basement of one residence byturning on a garden hose.
Britany Lynn Suda, 22, of EastShawnee Avenue, and MarquiseRashid Brogdon, 20, of High Street,both in Plymouth, were arrestedwhen police found them inside 64 E.Main St. at about 6:20 a.m. Saturday.
Police allege Suda and Brogdonforced open a basement door at theEast Main Street residence and tried
to hide when confronted by officers.Suda and Brogdon were arraigned
Saturday by District Judge JosephCarmody in West Pittston.
Suda was charged with two countseach of burglary and criminal tres-pass, and one count each of receivingstolen property, loitering and prowl-ing at night and public drunkenness.Brogdon was charged with threecounts each of burglary and criminaltrespass, two counts of criminal mis-chief, and one count each of theft,receiving stolen property, loiteringand prowling at night, public drunk-enness and purchase of alcohol by aminor.
Suda was jailed at the LuzerneCounty Correctional Facility for lackof $25,000 bail and Brodgon lockedup for lack of $30,000 bail.
According to the criminal com-
plaints:A woman leaving her residence in
Martz Manor was confronted by Sudaand Brogdon early Saturday morning.
The womans husband stood outside
and watched the pair walk toward 100Martz Manor and a short time latertoward East Main Street.
Police caught the pair inside 64 E.Main St. with cellphones, a cellphonecharger, keys, a hair trimmer, twopacks of cigarettes, cologne and fooditems.
After their arrests, another resi-dent of Martz Manor told police hisresidence was burglarized while hisfamily, including a 1-year-old girl,slept. The resident said his cell-phone, food items and two packs ofcigarettes were stolen, and a gardenhose was turned on, whch caused sub-stantial flooding in his basement, thecomplaints say.
A resident at 100 Martz Manorreported a storm door was forced
open and hand prints were found nearthe door, according to the complaints.
Preliminary hearings are scheduledon Aug. 28.
PLAINS TWP. Township policereported the following:
Justin Jarski, of Plains Township,was arrested at 3:20 p.m. Aug. 12 after
police observed him allegedly lookinginside parked vehicles and stealing itemsfrom them at the Weis Plaza on NorthRiver Street. Jarski had in his possessiona Nintendo 3DS and a Tom Tom GPSalong with drug paraphernalia, policesaid.
Jarski was charged with theft by unlaw-ful taking, receiving stolen property andpossession of drug paraphernalia. Hewas transported to the Luzerne CountyCorrectional Facility and jailed for lackof $2,500 bail. His preliminary hearing isscheduled for today before District JudgeDiana Malast.
Joshua Gordner, of Montoursville,was cited with disorderly conduct afterpolice responded to the Mohegan SunCasino at 12:30 a.m. Sunday for a reportof a male being combative with security
officers. Shawn Davis was cited with public
drunkenness and harassment against hiswife after police responded to a domesticdisturbance at 20 Sand St. at 12:17 a.m.Aug. 11.
Ball hitches were stolen from severaltrucks parked overnight at the ExtendedStay Hotel on state Route 315 betweenAug. 10 and 11.
Police arrested Anthony Fanelli,who was wanted by the Luzerne CountySheriffs Department, after responding toa domestic disturbance at 217 RidgewoodRoad at 12:29 a.m. Sunday, police said.
Fanellis girlfriend, Jennifer Wisniewskialso was wanted, but she fled the area,police said.
Lori Trapane, of Hunlock Creek, wastaken into custody and transported to
the county lockup at 8:18 p.m. Thursdayafter police responded to the MoheganSun at Pocono Downs casino at Breakersfor a female employee who was wantedby the county Sheriffs Department forfailure to appear for a hearing, policesaid.
POCONO TWP. Four people fromthe Wyoming Valley were arrested ondrug charges after a traffic stop in thePoconos on Thursday.
Police said they found suspectedmarijuana, methamphetamine andheroin after a traffic stop at about 3:30a.m. Thursday on Interstate 80 West inPocono Township.
Juan Carlos Reyes, Joseph AngelSantiago and Markel Jermille Esnard, allof Wilkes-Barre, and Jasmin Santiago, of
Plymouth, face charges of multiple drugviolations, state police in Swiftwater said.Police said they initially stopped the
vehicle, a silver Chevrolet Cruze withFlorida registration, for speeding. Duringthe stop, officers detected multipleindicators of criminal activity and foundabout 8.6 ounces of suspected marijuanaduring a consent search.
A later search with a warrant uncov-ered 250 bags of suspected heroin and 50capsules containing suspected metham-phetamine also in the vehicle.
POLICE BLOTTER
W-BAreaCTC committeeupdated onnewnursing facilityJANINE UNGVARSKYTimes LeaderCorrespondent
PLAINS TWP. Finishing work is under wayin the brand-new school ofpractical nursing at Wilkes-Barre Career & TechnicalCenter, and members of
the centers Joint OperatingCommittee were invitedto tour the facility beforeit opens to students nextweek.
The new facili ty featureslarger classrooms, labs andpatient exam areas that
look like hospital facilities,a simulation lab where staffcan observe students work-ing on a realistic dummypatient, and expandedoffice, storage and studentand faculty lounge areas.
Practical nursing schoola dmi ni st rat ors M ar y
Beth Pacuska and LauraZdancewicz said the newfacility will provide a state-of-the-art, realistic educa-tional experience for stu-dents when the first classesb eg in using t hem n ex tTuesday.
Atthe jointoperating com-mittees meeting Monday, anumber of items pertainingto the practical nursing cen-ter were approved, includ-ing a $25 increase in stu-dent fees to cover the costof drug screening mandatedby all clinical facilities; pay-
ment of $91 to attorneyRaymond Wendolowski forlegal services; paymentstotaling $26,585 to BognetInc. for HVAC and plumbingconstruction services on thenew center; and paymentstotaling $9,311 to Everon
Electrical Contractors Inc.for construction-relatedelectrical services.
In personnel-related mat-ters, the board ratified theretirement of Harry Miller,diversified cooperative edu-cation teacher; appointedEugene Marley as graphic
arts teacher associate,Amy Brady as cosmetol-ogy teacher associate andGeorge Albright as automechanics instructor, allat the first stop of the cur-rent professional bargainingagreement.
BeauBiden,son of vice president,undergoes testsRANDALL CHASEAssociatedPress
W ILMI NGTON, Del. BeauBiden, the Delaware attorney gener-al and the son of Vice President Joe
Biden, is undergoing medical testingin Texas after being hospitalized lastweek for weakness and disorientation,his office said Monday night.
The younger Biden, who suffere d amild stroke in 2010, began experienc-ing the new symptoms last Wednesdaynight after driving to Indiana for afamily vacation, said Jason Miller,a spo kesm an for t he DelawareDepartment of Justice.
B id en , 44 , wa s a dm itte d t oNorthwestern Memorial Hospital in
Chicago and traveled the next morn-ing to Jefferson University Hospital inPhiladelphia to consult with his doc-tor.
He was discharged and spent theweekend at home in Wilmington.
Miller said Biden currently is under-going testing in Houston to determinethe cause of his symptoms.
The White House says the vicepresident, who had been at his homein Delaware for the past several days,accompanied his son to Houston.There was no word on how long VicePresident Biden would remain inTexas.
Miller said Beau Biden spoke bytelephone with Chief Deputy AttorneyGeneral Ian McConnel over the week-
end, and had been in touch with hisoffice Monday evening.
Officials with Bidens office said theyhad no comment beyond the preparedstatement Monday, but that furtherinformation would be forthcoming.
Bidens Twitter account on Sundayposted a photo of him and his fathersitting on a porch and smiling whilesending a message of encouragementto a Delaware team that was in theLittle League World Series.
This isnt the first health scarefor the younger Biden, who becameDelawares attorney general in 2007.After suffering a mild stroke in May2010, he spent a week in the JeffersonUniversity hospital and more than amonth recuperating at home.
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IN BRIEF
LOCAL
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Luzerne Countys free-and-clear back-tax auction Thursday is expected to draw a crowdsimilar to this packed group of bidders at the countys August 2011 sale.
Popular back-tax auction set for ThursdayJENNIFER LEARN-ANDES
A total 130 bidders have registeredfor Thursdays popular free-and-clearLuzerne County back-tax auction sofar, and more are expected to sign upbefore Wednesdays 4:30 p.m. dead-line.
Free-and-clear auctions typi-cally draw large crowds of biddersbecause back taxes, mortgages andother liens tied to the properties areforgiven. Most properties will be list-ed at starting bids under $1,000 torecoup only the tax claim office coststo bring the parcels to auction.
Properties are eligible for auctionif real estate taxes are unpaid for twoyears.
The inventor y of properti es wontbe finalized until the sale begins at10 a.m. in the county courthousebecause property owners have until
the morning of the sale to get theirproperties removed by paying,obtaining court orders or filing forbankruptcy.
The list of properti es had beenreduced from around 400 to 268 asof Monday afternoon.
Keystone Garden Estates, anassisted-living facility in Larksville,is one of the largest properties that
was still in the sale Monday due toa back-tax debt of $367,919 datingback to 2007. The property ownerhas maintained the taxes will be paidthrough a refinancing before the sale.
The Four Seas ons Golf Club inExeter is out of the sale becauseowners Amita and Ragesh Patelrecently paid $194,600 in taxes owedfrom 2010 through 2012, accordingto Northeast Revenue Service LLC,the countys tax-clai m operator.
A judge agreed to temporar-ily remove the former HottlesRestaurant on South Main Street inWilkes-Barre from auction becauseproperty owners William and LynnKravits said they are transitioning tonewmanagement of the oncethrivingdining establishment, which closedin the fall of 2010 after 73 years inbusiness, Northeast Revenue said.
William and Lynn Kravits owe$26,717 in property taxes from 2010
through 2012, county records show.In addition to Hottles, 66 proper-
ties have been removed from the saledue to court orders or concerns thatall lien holders have not been suf-ficiently notified of the sale. Theseproperties will be listed in a specialfree-and-clear auction on Nov. 14 iftaxes are not paid.
Among the other properties con-
tinued to the Nov. 14 auction, accord-ing to Northeast Revenues records:
The former Coal Crackers barand restaurant on Alter Street inHazleton. Owner Carol Shemanowes $12,881 in taxes from 2010 tothe present.
Six properties owned by HazleTownship busin essman JamesLagana, including his 6,600-square-foot mansion on Butler Terrace Drivein the township, which is assessed
at $675,000. Lagana owes $38,000in taxes on the residence from 2010
through 2012. A 2,700-square-foot residential
property on Wyoming Road in DallasTownship asses sed at $481,900 .Frank M. Henry Jr. owns the 10.3-acre property and owes $31,942 intaxes from 2010 to the present.
A list of available parcels andinformation on bidding is availableat www.luzernecountytaxclaim.com.
SCRANTON
Time scheduled
for Obama visitTwo sources have confirmed
President Barack Obamas appearanceat Lackawanna College is scheduled for3:30 p.m. Friday. The presidents stopin Scranton is part of a two-day bus trekthrough New York and Pennsylvania dur-ing which he will discusshis plan to help the middleclass and curb higher edu-cation costs.
Vice President JoeBiden, a Scranton native,is expected to join thepresident at his appear-ance in the city, accordingto Scranton Mayor ChrisDoherty and a White House official.
On Thursday, Obama will deliverremarks at the University at Buffalo andHenninger High School in Syracuse, N.Y.On Friday, the president will participatein a town hall event at in the morning at
Binghamton University and then deliverremarks at Lackawanna College.
WILKES-BARRE
Geisinger sets
Wellness FairIts that time of year again, as kids, teens
and young adults are heading back toschool, and Geisinger experts will hold ahealth fair in the city to help students withthe transition. Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, 25 Church St., will hold a Back-to-School Wellness Fair on Wednesday, 3to 7 p.m., to offer tips on topics from re-programming sleep patterns, to homesick-ness, vaccinations and illness symptomsthat should keep your children home.
The event will include health screen-ings, games and information boothsstaffed by health experts and designed toprepare families for the new school year.All ages are welcome and healthy refresh-ments will be served. For more informa-tion, go to: Geisinger.org/tipsheet.
WILKES-BARRE
Dallas mans the
trial is movedA trial scheduled to be held this week
for a Dallas man charged with takingmoney from a non-school youth basketballleague has been rescheduled to October.Judge Lesa Gelb rescheduled the trialfor Christopher Walsh, 37, to begin on
Oct.28, after requests made by attorneys.Walsh is charged with stealing the
money from the Luzerne CountyLightning Youth Basketball Leaguebetween October 2011 and July 2012.
WILKES-BARRE
Man faces assault
charges in Mich.A Wright Township man charged with
sexually assaulting the same two girls fora period of time in Michigan and LuzerneCounty has appeared in Michigan toface charges. David Zarn, 46, who hasbeen free on bail, jailed and then releasedon bail again within recent weeks, hasappeared voluntarily to Michigan authori-
ties to face charges there.Prosecutors say Zarn faces a possiblelife sentence on the charges in Michigan.Zarn previously sought to withdraw awaiver of his extradition to Michigan, butin a one-page order filed Monday, JudgeLesa Gelb said that request is no longervalid because Zarn has gone to Michigan.
In a criminal complaint outlining thecharges Zarn faces in Michigan includedin the prosecutors filing, Zarn allegedlysexually assaulted two girls between 2002and 2006 in Detroit.
KINGSTON
Veterans Bridge
to switch lanesMotorists who frequently travel acrossthe Veterans Memorial Bridge (Pierce
Street) will see a change beginning today.The contractor will be switching all
traffic to the newly constructed deck fromthe old deck. One lane in each directionwill be in use until the summer of 2014 tocomplete phase 2 of construction on thebridge. The switch will take place 7 a.m.to 5 p.m. and may cause traffic delays.Flaggers will be used to direct traffic.
Motorists are advised to follow thenew signs and pavement markings whenapproaching the bridge from Wilkes-Barreand Kingston.
PLYMOUTH
Neighborhood
Watch will meetPlymouth Neighborhood Watch willmeet at Goodwill Hose Company No. 2at 7 p.m. today.
Obama
Judge hears requests in Hazleton homicideSHEENA DELAZIO
W ILKE S- BA RR E ALuzerne County judge onMonday heard testimony inthe case of two men chargedwith robbing and killinganother man in an allegeddrug deal gone bad, includ-ing that a confidential infor-mant wore a wire to getinformation from one man.
Judge Richard Hughes, ata hearing for Breon Judon,20, and Mitchell Dedes, 18,heard testimony in a numberof requests made by Judondefense attorney AllysonKacmarski, including thatstatements he made to inves-tigators and informationobtained through a wiretapshould be thrown out.
Jud on and Ded es arecharged in the death of AaronReznick, 29, of Hazleton, inAugust 2012. The two menare scheduled to stand trialon Sept. 23. Hughes saidhell make rulings in thecases within the next threeweeks.
During Mondays hear-ing, First AssistantDistrict Attorney SamuelSanguedolce testified heapproved a wire to be wornby a police informant to
obtain information fromJudon.
Sanguedolce said he spokewit h t he informant andapproved that he agreed towear a wire during an Aug.18, 2012, conversation.
In that conversation,Hazleton police DetectiveSgt. David Bunchalk testi-fied the informant learnedJudon told him Judon andDedes confronted Reznick,took his iPhone, strippedhim, assaulted him and puthim in the trunk of a car.
Reznick escaped the trunkand was laying in the middleof a roadway when the twomen got out of the car andleft after realizing Reznickwas dead.
Bunchalk also testified heinterviewed Judon in the
days after the incident, dur-ing which time Judon said heknew why he was there andblamed Dedes for Reznicksdeath.
But he never denied actu-ally being there, Bunchalksaid.
Bunchalk also testified hehad searched a home Judonhad lived in where four gunswere found, numerous typesof ammunition, two cell-phones and a bloodstainedT-shirt and bed sheet .
Hug hes said he wouldaccept additional courtpapers regarding defenseattorneys requests.
Hug hes wil l con siderphotos to be shown at thetrial if needed, prosecutorsrequests to present evidenceof prior bad acts of both men
and a request to sever theJudon and Dedes trials.
Shortly before Mondayshearing began, Dedes askedt o b e m oved away fro mJudon inside the courtroombecause he overheard a dis-cussion between Judon andan investigator working onhis case. The two men weresitting next to each other.
Dedessaid the investigatorand Judon weretalking abouthim and referred to him as apunk. Investigators andsheriff deputies intervened,moving the men apart.
D ed es s taye d f or t hebeginning of Mondays hear-ing, then met with his attor-neys, Demetrius Fannick andNicole Thompson, beforeb eing t aken b ack t o t hecounty prison.
Dedes Judon
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South Main Street between Blackman and Division streets in Wilkes-Barre is one of several paving projects being done in the city.
Pennsylvania Ave. paving starts todayROGER DUPUIS
WILKES-BARRE Keep an eyeout for orange cones and reflectivevests on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Paving work along Pennsylvaniabetween East Market and Northstreets will begin today and isexpected to continue throughout theweek.
Drivers are advised to expectdelays.
Already on Monday, parking
meters along Pennsylvania Avenue
had been covered with orange plas-tic bags as crews prepared to begintheir work.
The project is part of a $388,483package of improvements to fourcity streets that began earlier thismonth and which is expected tocontinue through September, cityspokeswoman Liza Prokop saidMonday.
According to Butch Frati, thecitys director of operations, theaffected streets are:
S ou th Main S tre et, f rom
Blackman Street to Division Street; Pennsylvania Avenue, from EastMarket Street to North Street;
South Sherman Street, fromAmber Lane to Northampton Street;
The intersection of DarlingStreet and Courtright Avenue.
The project, financed by theCommunity Development Officeand the federal Department ofHousing and Urban Development,will include milling, paving, line-painting, handicap-ramp upgrades
and other work as needed, Frati said.
There will be lane closures as nec-essary, he added, and flaggers will beon hand to direct traffic around thework.
American Asphalt was low bidderfor the work, Frati said.
We will be announcing each areavia press release prior to work begin-ning to provide public notificationon traffic delays, Prokop said.
Of the four streets, the paving onSouth Main near Blackman has beencompleted, Prokop said.
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Chinese official comes to PentagonDefenseSecretaryChuck Hagellistensatleftas Chinese Minister of DefenseGen.ChangWanquan speaks during theirjointnewsconferenceMonday at the Pentagon.Inhis first Pentagonmeeting with hisChinesecounterpart, Hagelfaces a familiar agendamarked with tensionsover U.S. missiledefenses,Chinese cyberattacks and otherdefense issues.
IN BRIEF
OTTAWA
Rail company
can keep operatingA Canadian government agency has
determined that the U.S. rail companywhose runaway train crashed into asmall Quebec town, killing 47 peoplelast month, has adequate insurance tokeep operating for the next month anda half.
The Canadian TransportationAgency said the Montreal, Maine &Atlantic Railway provided evidenceit had adequate third-party liabilityinsurance coverage to operate from
Aug. 20 to Oct. 1. The agencys deci-sion reversed an Aug. 13 order thatwould have halted the railroads opera-tions from early next week.
However, agency spokeswomanJacqueline Bannister said Montreal,Maine & Atlantic must show it has thefunds to pay the self-insured portionof its operations, or the regulator willsuspend its operations from Aug. 23.
BETHEL,N.Y.
Havens ashes
fnd ftting homeThe ashes of Richie Havens have
been scattered across the site of the1969 Woodstock concert. Havens was
the first act at Woodstock and hisperformance of Freedom was a high-light of the concert. He died in Aprilof a heart attack at age 72.
Havens ashes were scattered from aplane as it flew over the upstate NewYork field during a ceremony Sunday.About 30 family members attendedthe event, which drew more than athousand fans.
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts,the venue built on the Woodstock site,hosted the tribute on the 44th anni-versary of the final day of the famousthree-day concert.
SIOUXFALLS,S.D.
Air Force bomber
crashes in Mont.A B-1B bomber out of South
Dakotas Ellsworth Air Force Basecrashed in a remote area of southeast-ern Montana on Monday but the fourcrew members survived, Air Forceofficials said. The two pilots and twoweapons system officers ejected fromthe aircraft before the bomber crashednear Broadus, Mont., said Col. KevinKennedy, commander of the 28thBomb Wing. He said the crew sur-vived but there were some injuries.
Kennedy said the Air Force will con-duct a thorough investigation to deter-mine the cause of the accident, whichhappened about 170 miles southeastof Billings, Mont.
ALBANY, N.Y.Fracking impacts
Obama trip to N.Y.Gov. Andrew Cuomo will avoid a
potentially dicey political conflict bynot accompanying President BarackObama to parts of upstate New Yorkroiled over the states ban on hydraulicfracturing for natural gas.
Obama supports the technology asan economic windfall that helps makethe country more energy independent.Hes expected to find supporters aswell as protesters from environmentalgroups when he visits Syracuse andBinghamton late this week. Parts ofcentral New York and the SouthernTier are on the gas-rich MarcellusShale formation, where energy com-panies want to drill with the promiseof a boom to the long economicallydistressed area.
CoastswarnedaboutrisingseasDAVIDB.CARUSO
andMEGHANBARRAssociated Press
NEW YORK Coastal com-munities should assume floodsare going to happen more fre-quently and realize that spend-ing nowon protective measurescould save money later, accord-ing to a report issued by apresidential task force chargedwith developing a strategy forrebuilding areas damaged bySuperstorm Sandy.
Most of the reports 69 rec-ommendations focus on asimple warning: Plan for futurestorms in an age of climatechange and rising sea levels. Itcalls for development of a moreadvanced electrical grid andthe creation of better planningtools and standards for storm-damaged communities.
If we built smart, if webuild resilience into communi-
ties, then we can live along the
coast.Wecando itin a way thatsaves lives and protects taxpay-er investments, said Secretaryof Housing and UrbanDevelopment Shaun Donovan,who discussed the reportMonday with New York CityMayor Michael Bloomberg.Donovan was appointed chair-man of the Hurricane SandyRebuilding Task Force byPresident Barack Obama.
Some of the groups keyrecommendations are alreadybeing implemented, includ-ing the creation of new flood-protection standards for majorinfrastructure projects builtwith federal money andthe pro-motion of a sea-level modelingtool that will help builders andengineers predict where flood-ing might occur in the future.It strongly opposes simplyrebuilding structures as theywere before they were devastat-ed by Octobers historic storm.
The task force also endorsed
an ongoing competition, calledRebuild by Design, in which10 teams of architects andengi-neers from around the worldare exploring ways to addressvulnerabilities in coastal areas.
Were always going to havepeople, I think, want to livein areas that are problematicfrom an environmental pointof view, Bloomberg said atMondays news conference,which was held overlooking aBrooklyn water treatmentplantthat stayed online during thestorm.
We still want to leave it toyou, the individual, to makeyour decisions, but the federalgovernment has some econom-ic incentives, he said, notingrescuecrews areneeded tosaveflooded-out residents, becauseif you do get in trouble, weregoing to have to come to youraid anyway.
It said the government
should find ways to encourage
the private sector to developfuel distribution and telecom-munications systems that areless likely to be crippled byextended power outages. AfterSandy, drivers in New York andNew Jersey had problems find-
ing gas stations that still had
fuel because of a series of prob-lems that rippled through thedistribution system. Cellphonenetworks were snuffed out insome areas because of equip-ment that lacked adequate bat-tery power, or other backup
electrical supplies.
AP file phto
In this Oct. 31, 2012, photo, a view from the air shows the destroyedhomes left in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in Seaside Heights, N.J.
PossibilityMubarak to go freeHAMZAHENDAWI
Associated Press
CAIRO Jailed ex-EgyptianPresident Hosni Mubarak could bereleased laterthis week, judicial officialssaidMonday, a move that would fuel theunrestroiling thecountry after theauto-cratic leaders successor was removed ina military coup.
Underscoringthe growing anger overMohammed Morsis ouster, suspectedIslamic militants ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in
Egypts Sinai Peninsula, forcing the mento lie on the sand and shooting 25 ofthem dead.
The brazen daylight attack raisedfears that the strategic desert regionbordering Israel and the Gaza Stripcould be plunged into insurgency.
The 25 were given a funeral with fullmilitary honors after a plane broughttheir bodies to an air base in easternCairo. Interior Minister MohammedIbrahim, who is in charge of the police,andthe armys Chief ofStaff,Gen.SobhiSaleh, led the funeral.
The coffins of the victims weredraped in red, white and black Egyptian
flags and, in a show of solidarity, werejointly carried in the funeral processionby army soldiers and policemen. Earlier,relatives and friends wept over the cof-fins.
Despitethe violence, Cairo, a bustlingmetropolis of some 18 million people,began to restore a sense of normalcyalthough the capital remained under astate of emergency and a dusk-to-dawncurfew.
During his decades ruling Egypt,Mubarak frequently warned that Egyptwould fall into chaos without him at the
helm. The 85-year-old former presidenthas been in detention since April 2011,weeks after he was ousted in a revolu-tion against his rule.
He was found guilty and sentencedto life in prison in June last year for hisfailure to stop the killing of some 900protesters in the 18-day uprising. Hissentence was overturned on appeal andhe is now being retried, along with hissecurity chief and six top police com-manders.
Two judicial officials, however, saidthere will no longer be any grounds tohold the 85-year-old former president ifa court accepts a petition by his lawyer
requesting his release in a corruptioncase later this week.
Many analysts, however, expressedskepticism, saying the political costof letting the former leader who waswidely hated for widespread abuses andrepression during his 29 years in powercould keep him in jail.
However, his release during one ofthe worst bouts of turmoil since hisouster could be a huge risk for the mili-tary-backed government and authoritieswilllikely decideto keep himin custody.
Tensions in Egypt have soared since
the army ousted Morsi, who wasEgypts first freely elected president, ina July 3 coup following days of protestsby millions of Egyptians demanding theIslamist president step down and accus-ing him of abusing his powers.
On Wednesday, the military raidedtwo protest camps of Morsissupportersin Cairo, killing hundreds of people andtriggering the current wave of violence.
Human Rights Watch, in a reportreleased on Monday, accused Egyptiansecurity forces of using excessive forcewhen they moved on Wednesday toclear the larger of two sit-in protestcamps.
AP photo
Supporters of Egypts ousted President Mohammed Morsi raise their hands and four fingers, a sign that protesters say symbolizes theRabaah al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo that was cleared last week by Egyptian security forces, during a march in the Maadi district in Cairo,
Egypt, on Monday.
Christie
signs N.J.
banongay
therapyANGELADELLI SANTI
Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. RepublicanGov. Chris Christie signed a lawon Monday barring licensed thera-pists from trying to turn gay teen-agers straight, the latest example ofthe potential 2016presidential can-didate steering amoderate course.
The governorsaid the healthrisks of trying tochange a childssexual orienta-tion,as identifiedby the AmericanPsycho lo g ical
Association, trump concerns overthe government setting limits onparental choice. Governmentshould tread carefully into thisarea, he said in the signing note,and I do so here reluctantly.
The decision marked the thirdtime this month that Christie hasstaked out a moderate position ona hot-buttonsocialissueas he seeksa second term in a Democratic-leaning state. It also offers moreevidence that the popular governoris positioning himself as a pragma-tist who shuns more conservativeelements within his party.
Christie found middle groundon medical marijuana for childrenwhen he agreed Friday to allowgrowers to cultivate additional
strains, and for marijuana to bemade in an edible form for chroni-cally ill children. But he would notlift an oversight provision thatcould require as many as three doc-tors to sign off on a prescription.
Last week, Christie vetoed a billbanning .50-caliber rifles that wasvigorously opposed by gun rightsadvocates and gutted a proposedoverhaul of the states gun permitlaw that relied on undevelopedtechnology. Recently, he signed 10less-significant gun measures theDemocrat-led Legislature passedafter last years deadly schoolshooting rampage in Newtown,Conn.
The decisions allow Christieto quiet some of the criticism he
could face from conservatives byoffering specific reasons why hewas taking the steps, often citingcompassion for the needs of chil-dren and families.
His approval of the conversiontherapy ban could be met withcriticism in Christian conserva-tive circles with influence in earlyvoting states like Iowa and SouthCarolina.
Conversion therapy gainedattention two years ago when for-mer GOP presidential candidateMichele Bachmann was ques-tioned over whether her husbandsChristian counseling businessprovided services that attempt-ed to change gays and lesbians.Bachmanns husband, Marcus,denied involvement in the therapyand the congresswoman droppedout of the presidential campaign inJanuary 2012 after a poor showingin the Iowa caucuses.
Prosecution:Womanscreamed, then PistoriusfredGERALD IMRAYAssociatedPress
PRETORIA, South Africa Awoman screamed and then there wassilence, according to South Africanprosecutors pressing a premeditatedmurder case against Oscar Pistorius.Next, the indictment says, witnessesheard gunshots and more screaming atthe home of the Paralympic champion,who says he shot his girlfriend by mis-take on Valentines Day.
The sequen ce of events outlin edMonday could bolster an argumentthat the double-amputee Olympianwas intent on killing Reeva Steenkampafter an altercation and was not react-ing fearfully to what he thought wasan intrusion in his home, as he hassaid. Prosecutors revealed a list ofmore than 100 witnesses, some ofwhom live in the gated community
where she was killed.Pistorius wept and prayed in court
as he held hands with his brother andsister before being served with theindictment. The athlete will face anadditional charge of illegal possessionof ammunition when his blockbuster
trial starts on March 3 in a court inthe South African capital, Pretoria.
The indic tment in the Pretori aMagistrates Court yi elded new detailsabout how prosecutors will pursuea case that has gripped the worldbecause of the celebrity status ofPistorius, who overcame his disabilityto become a global phenomenon, onlyto see his name and accomplishmentstarnished by his role in a violentdeath. The timing of the indictmentwas melancholic because Steenkampwould have celebrated her 30th birth-day on Monday.
The main charge laid by prosecu -tors carries a mandatory sentence oflife imprisonment with a minimum of25 years in prison if Pistorius is con-victed. The prosecutions allusion toa possible fight between the coupleat Pistorius villa before the shootingraises the possibility of a motive.
AP photo
Oscar Pistorius cries Monday as he prayswith his sister Aimee and brother Carl in themagistrates court in Pretoria, South Africa.
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FREELAND A pre-liminary hearing is sched-uled on Sept. 4 beforeDistrict Judge GeraldFeissner for JonathanKochie, 36, of Freeland, oncharges of driving underthe influence and two traf-fic violations.
State police at Hazletonsaid they stopped Kochiefor speeding on state Route940 on July 7. During thetraffic stop, state policeallege Kochie displayed
signs of impairment andas transported for a breathtest.
HAZLE TWP. Apreliminary hearing isscheduled Sept. 11 beforeDistrict Judge James Dixonfor Eugene Rybarczyk, 42,of Freeland, on charges ofdriving under the influenceand two traffic violations.
State police at Hazletonsaid they stoppedRybarczyk for failing totravel within a single laneon state Route 940 onJune 9. During the traffic
stop, state police allegeRybarczyk displayed signsof intoxication and wastransported to HazletonGeneral Hospital for ablood test.
HANOVER TW P.
A preliminary hear-ing is scheduled on Aug.27 before District JudgeJoseph Halesey for ReneeScubelek, 40, of Old Forge,and Arthur Partington, 37,of Hanover Township, oncharges of driving underthe influence and trafficviolations.
Township police saidScubelek and Partingtonwere in separate vehiclesfollowing each other whenthey collided at SouthMain and Dundee Roadon June 16. Scubelek andPartington fled the acci-dent and later found bypolice allegedly intoxicat-ed, police said.
HAZLETON A pre-liminary hearing is sched-uled on Aug. 28 beforeDistrict Judge Joseph Zolafor Samantha Rose Fisher,18, of Sugarloaf, on charges
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brendaa. (James) lispiAug.18, 2013
Brenda A. (James) Lispi, ofPittston, passed away Sundayat her home with her husbandby her side.
She was born June 9, 1955,daughter of the late Mary Ann(Duke) James Daley and ChalpJames.
Her husband is RaymondLispi.
She graduated from PittstonArea High School and PennState Uni versity.
Surviving, in addition toher husband, are son, Lee,and Sarah Lispi, Swoyersville;daughter, Tina Lispi, and fianceDonald Bird, Clarks Summit;grandchildren, Aria Rose Lispiand Enzo Raymond Lispi;brothers, Mark James and SamDaley; sisters, Eva Sartorio,Diana Lowe, Anita Amundsonand Michele Wagner; and manyaunts, uncles, nieces, nephewsand cousins.
Funeral services have beenentrusted to Graziano FuneralHome Inc., Pittston Township.Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at the funeral home.Funeral services will beginat the funeral home at 9 a.m.
Thursday. A Mass of ChristianBurial will be held at 9:30 a.m.
Thursday in St. Joseph MarelloParish, William Street, Pittston.Interment Services will takeplace in the Italian IndependentCemetery, West Wyoming. Fordirections to our funeral homeor to express your condolencesto Brendas family, please visitwww.GrazianoFuneralHome.com.
Kathrynm.thompsonAug.18, 2013
Kathryn M. Thompson, 74,of Noxen, passed away at homeSunday following a lengthy ill-ness.
Mrs. Thompson was born inBellefonte on March 5, 1939,and was the daughter of thelate Benner and Louella HueyGummo. She worked in the for-mer Ro-Nox dress factory formost of her life.
In addition to her parents,she was preceded in death bybrothers and sisters.
Surviving are her husband,
Elwood Thompson Sr.; daugh-ter, Betty Ellen Endress, andher husband, Robert, of Wilkes-Barre; son, Kevin Mintzer of
Tunkhannock; stepsons, BryanThompson and his wife, Ami, of
Moosic, and Elwood ThompsonJr. and his wife, Bonnie, of
Tunkhannock; sis ters, EleanoreCole of Noxen, Evelyn Robisonof Arizona, and Sara Weber of
Tyrone; many grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren.
The family would like tothank the wonderful nurses atCeltic Hospice for the care givento Kathryn.
At her request, private funer-al services will be held at theconvenience of the family fromthe Curtis L. Swanson Funeral
Home Inc., corner of routes 29and 118, Pikes Creek.Therewill be no callinghours.Online condolences can be
made at clswansonfuneralhome.com.
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Jane m.petrosKyAug.18, 2013
Jane M. Petrosky, 78, ofYatesville, passed away Sundayin the Wilkes-Barre GeneralHospital.
Born in Pittston on April 13,1935, she was the daughter ofthe late Frank and Helen HughesUlrich. Jane was a graduate ofGrand Central High School inNew Jersey. Prior to her retire-ment, she worked in the localgarment industry.
Besides her parents, she waspreceded in death by her hus-band Robert Petrosky on Sept.
21, 1990.She is survived by her daugh-ter Laura and husband FelixMascelli, with whom she resid-ed in Yatesville; grandchildrenCarisa, Felix and Zach Mascelli;sisters Margaret and her hus-
band Paul Yatko, Pittston andKay Cominos, Pittston; brotherBilly Tieso and his wife Sandie,Pittston.
Funeral will be held at 9 a.m.Thursday at the Kizis-LokutaFuneral Home, 134 Church St.,Pittston. A Mass of ChristianBurial will be celebrated at9:30 a.m. in St. Maria GorettiChurch, Laflin. The St. MariaGoretti Bereavement Groupwill say the Rosary in honor ofJane at 9:30 a.m. Thursday inthe church. Interment will be in
Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton.Family and friends may call 5 to8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeralhome. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to the PlainsAmerican Legion Baseball, 111Achercon St., Plains, PA 18705.
delbert J.Worth Jr.Aug.17, 2013
Delbert J. Worth Jr., 64, ofShickshinny, died Saturday atBerwick Hospital.
Del was born in Wilkes-Barreon Nov. 19, 1948. He was a grad-uate of GAR High School, Classof 1966, and served with theU.S. Army during the VietnamWar. He was employed by theDepartment of Corrections, SCI Dallas, for 20 years, retiring in2005. He was a member of TownHill United Methodist Church,Shickshinny. He was a mem-
ber of the Sylvania Lodge No334 F & AM, where he servedas Master in 2004; The Valleyof Bloomsburg Consistory andthe American Legion Post 495,Shickshinny.
Del and his wife, the formerSusan Royer, celebrated their39th wedding anniversary onApril 20, 2013. Del and Sue wereavid vacationers who enjoyedgoing on cruises. Del often said
that they went on a cruise oncea year, if they needed it or not!
Surviving, along with hiswife, are a son, Del, and hiswife, Teresa; twin grandchildren,David Mark and Abigail Grace,who were the light of his life;members of the Royer family;his extended family, David andAntoinette Belles and family; andmany close, cherished friends.
Funeral servicesfor Del will be held at6:30 p.m. Wednesday
at the Andrew StrishFuneral Home, 11 Wilson St.,Larksville. Pastor Michael Bodekwill officiate. Interment willbe private and held at a laterdate. Memorial visitation willbe 4 p.m. until time of serviceat 6:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made in Delsmemory to Town Hill UnitedMethodist Church, 47 Town HillRoad, Shickshinny, PA 18655.
hazelm. domianotacconelliAug.16, 2013
Hazel M. Domiano Tacconelli,of Old Forge and formerly ofVienna, Va., entered into Eternalrest suddenly on Friday.
She was preceded in death by
her loving husband of 32 years,Dominic J. Tacconelli, in Januaryof 1982.
She was the last living mem-ber of her immediate family and,as such, was preceded in deathby her parents, Matteo RoccoDomiano and Giovanina DeRosaDomiano; her sisters, Reginaand Jeanette Domiano, and herbrothers, Dominick, William,Joseph, Nicholas, Fred, Martinand Frank.
She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Esther Domiano andRomayne Damiano, both of OldForge, and several cherishednieces and nephews.
Hazel graduated from OldForge schools and had a long andexciting career with the federalgovernment in foreign service.When she retired, she relocatedback to Old Forge to be closerto her family. She was a member
of Prince of Peace Parish in OldForge, life member of the LadiesAuxiliaryof theMilitaryOrderofthe Purple Heart and supporterof manycharitableorganizations.
Hazel traveled the worldextensively and was noted forher excellent cooking and bak-ing. She was an accomplishedcake decorator and candy makerand, in her spare time, she cre-ated elaborate needlepoint proj-ects, sewed and pursued varioushome decorating crafts and proj-ects.
Hazel will be rememberedalways as a loving wife, sister,sister-in-law, aunt, great aunt andfriend and will be missed by allwho knew her.
The funeral will be 9:30 a.m.Wednesday at the Palermo &Zawacki Funeral Home Inc., 409N. Main St., Old Forge, withMass of Christian Burial at 10a.m. in Prince of Peace Parish,Grace and Lawrence streets, OldForge. Interment will be in OldForge Cemetery. Friends may call5 to 8 p.m. today.
edmunda.madursKiAug.17, 2013
Edmund A. Madurski, 71, ofCoal Street, Glen Lyon sectionof Newport Township, passedaway Saturday evening underthe care of Hospice CommunityCare at Geisinger Sou thWilkes-Barre. He had been apatient at Birchwood Nursingand Rehabilitation Center,Nanticoke, since June.
Born on Sept. 22, 1941, hewas the son of the late John andNellie Pawlowski Madurski. Heattended the Newport Townshipschools and early in life wasemployed by General CigarCo., Nanticoke, until its closing.Edmund later worked for theNewport Township Road andStreet Department for nearly 20years, retiring in 2003.
He was a member of HolySpirit Parish and life-long mem-ber of St. Adalberts Church,
Glen Lyon. He enjoyed fishingin his spare time and playing on
the darts league at the AmericanLegion Post, Glen Lyon. He alsowas a member of the Italian-American Club.
He is survived by his sister,Eleanor Regiec, and her hus-band, Joseph, of Glen Lyon;nephew, Michael Regiec, and hiswife, Kim, of Gettysburg; andgreat-nephew, Andrew Regiec;a niece, Donna McGroarty,and her husband, John, ofNuangola; and great-nephew,John McGroarty.
Private funeral services willbe held from Davis-DinelliFuneral Home, 170 E. BroadSt., Nanticoke, with a Mass ofChristian Burial in Holy SpiritParish/St. Adalberts Church,Glen Lyon, with the Rev. Louis
T. Kaminski as celebrant.Interment will follow in St.
Adalberts Cemetery, Glen Lyon.
There will be no public visita-tion.
of possession of a con-trolled substance and pos-session of drug parapher-nalia.
City police said theyfound Fisher allegedly inpossession of crack cocaineand a crack pipe whileinvestigating a suspiciousvehicle in the 500 block ofAlter Street on July 29.
PLYMOUTH TWP. State police at Wyomingcited Robert John JonesJr., 28, of West Nanticoke,with harassment after heallegedly pushed Fred LeoKindler, of Nanticoke, at 24W. Poplar St. on Aug. 5.
KINGSTON TWP. Scott Allen Alfonso Jr.,20, of Shavertown, wasarraigned Sunday on charg-es he assaulted a neighboron Oriole Lane.
Alfonso jumped out ofa window at his residenceand allegedly assaultedHaroldWhipple atabout10p.m. Saturday, according tothe criminal complaint.
Whipple maced Alfonsowith pepper spray duringthe alleged assault.
Alfonso was charged
with simple assault, disor-derly conduct, harassmentand underage drinking. Hewas jailed at the LuzerneCounty CorrectionalFacility for lack of $5,000bail.
DUPONT MichaelScott Davis, 44, of Dupont,was arraigned Sunday ona simple assault chargeafter he allegedly punchedhis girlfriend in the facein t heir residence onLackawanna Avenue.
Police said the womansuffered facial injuries.
Davis was jai led att he Luzern e Co un tyCorrectional Facility for
lack of $5,000 bail.DURYEA Brian
Thomas Kobeski, 45, ofDuryea, was arraignedSunday on charges heassaulted a woman duringan argument about a cell-phone.
Kobeski was chargedwith simple assault, disor-derly conduct, harassmentand theft. He was jailedat the Luzerne CountyCorrectional Facility forlack of $3,000 bail.
KINGSTON Kimberly A. Sachs, 52,of West Dorrance Street,Kingston, was arraignedSunday on charges she sold
five Oxycondone tabletsfor$100 from her residence.
Sachs was charged withtwo counts of possessionwith intent to deliver acontrolled substance anda single count of crimi-nal use of communicationfacility. She was jailedat the Luzerne CountyCorrectional Facility forlack of $100,000 bail.
KINGSTON CraigLee Hickson, 23, of RutterAvenue, Kingston, wasarraigned Saturday after
police allege they found 2pounds of marijuana hid-den in sweatshirt during atraffic stop.
Hickson was a passen-ger in a vehicle stoppedwhen the driver, who wasnot charged, failed to usea turn signal at RutterAvenue and Ridge Avenueon Friday. Police said thecar was a rental.
A search of the rentedcar revealed marijuana ina bag wrapped in a sweat-shirt and stuffed betweenseats, according to thecriminal complaint.
Hickson was chargedwith possession with intentto deliver a controlled sub-stance, possession of acontrolled substance andpossession of drug para-phernalia. He was releasedafter posting $50,000 bailon Monday.
EXETER JeromeJoseph Naparlo, 61, ofSlo cum Avenue, wasarraigned Sunday on charg-es he threatened to shoot apolice officer.
Police said they went toNaparlos residence after
he allegedly called 911 sev-eral times Saturday night.Naparlo told police he wasdrunk and was told by anofficer to stay inside.
Naparlo approached theofficer outside, stating hehad a gun and was going toshoot the officer, accordingto the criminal complaint.
Naparlo was chargedwith terroristic threats,disorderly conduct andpublic drunkenness. Hewas released on $5,000unsecured bail.
JACKSON TWP. Township police are inves-tigating a burglary at 280Zbiek Road on Friday.
Police believe the suspectentered the house throughan unlocked door and stolea television and a laptopcomputer.
Anyone with informationabout the burglary is askedto call Jackson Townshippolice at 675-8500.
FORTY FORT A m anallegedly offered money topolice officers to let himgo after he was Taseredand caught running froma domestic disturbance onWest Pettebone Street onFriday.
Richard Allen Brown,25, of McKendree Road,Shickshinny, was arraigned
on charges of terroristic
threats, resisting arrest,disorderly conduct, harass-ment and public drunk-enness. He was jailedat the Luzerne CountyCorrectional Facility forlack of $7,500 bail.
According to the crimi-nal complaint:
Police investigating adisturbance at 11:53 p.m.Friday spotted Brownclimbing a fence behindthe West Pettebone house.An officer chased Brownwho was Tasered when herefused to stop.
Brown offered money topolice to let him go, thecomplaint says.
Brown was transport-ed to Forty Fort PoliceDepartment, where heasked police to let himescape. He allegedly toldpolice he knows peoplewho will slit the officersthroats, according to thecomplaint.
HAZLETON C itypolice reported the follow-ing:
Police said they cap-tured Clayton Canaii, 37,of Blakeslee, while investi-
gating a suspicious personin the area of Fifth andLocust streets on Monday.Canaii was wanted by stateDepartment of Parole.
A pair of Ralph Laurenwere stolen after deliveryto a residence in the 500block of Grant Street onMonday.
Police said a 50 inchLG television was stolenfrom a residence in the 600block of Alter Street some-time between 1 p.m. Fridayand noon Monday.
PLAINS TWP. Township police reportedthe following:
Wesley Marincavage
reported at 10:52 p.m.Aug. 11 that he parkedhis Honda CRX in Lot Aat the Mohegan Sun atPocono Downs casino andsomeone bent his windowanddoor frame andenteredthe vehicle, stealing radioequipment and his carbattery.
S everal resident in thearea of Warner and MaffettStreets reported that some-time overnight betweenAug. 11 and 12, theirunlocked vehicles wereentered and several itemswere removed. Residentsare strongly advised to locktheir vehicles and remove
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Lawyer: 25 victims expected to settlewith Penn St.MARKSCOLFORO
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HARRISBURG Alawyer brought in by PennState to help resolve civilclaimswith thesexual abusevictims of former assis-tant football coach JerrySandusky said Monday that
heexpects25 of31 tobe set-tled by the end of the week.
Attorney Michael Rozensaid the overwhelmingmajority of theeight youngmen who testified againstSandusky last year areamong the 25.
A 25-year-old man fromsuburban Philadelphia, a
trial witness referred to asVictim 5, becamethe first tofinalize a deal on Friday.
Rozen said all the dealsinclude provisions to givethe university the right topursue claims against theuniversitys insurer, TheSecond Mile charity found-ed by Sandusky and The
Second Miles insurer.Sandusky is serving a 30-
to 60-year prison sentencefor child sexual abuse.
Rozen said the value ofthe claims depended in parton whether they happenedafter 2001, when top-rank-ing school officials weretold by a graduate assistant
about Sandusky with a childin a team shower, or before1998,the earliest document-ed example of a Sanduskycomplaint.
Its what did Penn Stateknow and what duty didthey have? Rozen said.What did they know, whendid they know it, and what
duty, if any, did they have toact, and to what extent?
He said claims for abusebefore 1998 also may falloutside the statute of limita-tions on how long victimshave to sue.
Although some lawyershave said they were inter-ested in settlements that
require Penn State to makechanges that might pre-vent such abuse from re-occurring, Rozen said thosematters have been eclipsedby the widespread reformsthe university has adoptedor begun since an internalreport made a series of rec-ommendations last summer.
Widow grantedhearing on homeMARKSCOLFORO
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HARRISBURG Awestern Pennsylvaniawoman whose $280,000home was sold at auctionover $6.30 in unpaid inter-est won a court decisionMonday allowing her afresh opportunity to argue
she should not lose herhome.
Commonwealth Courtruled that it was a mis-take for a Beaver Countyjudge to rule against EileenBattisti without first hold-ing an evidentiary hearing.
This was particularlyinappropriate because theoutstanding liability wassmall and the value of thehome was far greater thanthe amount paid by (the)purchaser, wrote JudgeMary Hannah Leavitt.
Leavitt said the stateS upreme Court hasemphasized that due pro-cess under both the United
States and PennsylvaniaConstitutions must besatisfied whenever thegovernment subjects a citi-zens property to forfeiturefor nonpayment of taxes.
Battistis lawyer said shestill lives in her Aliquippahome, even though it wassold nearly two years agoto S.P. Lewis of Imperialfor about $116,000.
Messages seeking com-ment werent returned onMonday by Lewis and hislawyer or by the Beaver
County Solicitors Office.Battisti purchased the
home outside Pittsburghin 1999 with her husband,who managed their financ-es. She paid off the prop-erty after he died in 2004with proceeds from his lifeinsurance policy.
The opinion by Leavittsaid Battisti had difficulty
taking over the financialmatters, in part becauseof a series of personalsetbacks. She fell behindon various tax bills, butbelieved she had paid themall off, even though somewere late.
The $6.30 penalty wasadded to her tax bill in2009, which grew withinterests and costs to $235by late 2011, when thehome was sold at auction.
She appealed the saleto county court, whichruled in May 2012 thatshe received all noticesrequired by law. A monthlater, Judge C. Gus Kwindis
ordered that the BeaverCounty Tax Claim Bureaucould not issue a deedto Lewis while Battistiappealed.
An attorney for Lewisoffered to settle the disputelast year for $160,000 fromBattisti.
David Holland wrote in acourt brief that Battisti didhave notice of the tax saleand that she made argu-ments in the appeal thatlegal procedures shouldnot permit.
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BETHLEHEM
Fetus foundin bathroom
Officials in the LehighValley are investigatingafter a dead baby wasfound inside a restaurantbathroom.
Police in Lower SauconTownship say an employeefound the fetus inside atoilet tank in the womensrestroom at Starters Pubaround 10 a.m. Monday.
Owner David Rank saidthe fetus was discoveredby a member of the clean-
ing crew who noticed thetoilet wasnt working andopened the tank lid to seewhat was wrong.
The sports-themed barand restaurant was filledwith patrons Sunday nightwatching the PhiladelphiaEagles preseason game.
PITTSBURGH
Topless rallyneeds OK
Pittsburgh officials aremulling the legality of a rallyplanned by a group thathopes to celebrate Womens
Equality Day by havingwomen march toplessalongside men in bikinis.
The organizers ofGoTopless.org told thePittsburgh Tribune-Reviewthey believe its unfair thatwomen cannot be topless inpublic while men can.
The mayors office hasyet to issue a permit forSaturdays march, and cityPublic Safety DirectorMichael Huss said hes notsure the rally would belegal with or without apermit under the statesindecent exposure law.
A similar rally plannedin Asheville, N.C., last yeardrew hundreds of people,instead of the thousandsexpected by organizers, andonly about a dozen womenwilling to go topless.
HARRISBURG
Man stabsmom, 3 cops
A Harrisburg man wascharged with four counts ofattempted homicide afterpolice say he stabbed hismother and three policeofficers.
Authorities said theofficers were trying toarrest 30-year-old LamarkusWilliams early Sunday forstabbing his 57-year-oldmother when he stabbedthe three of them.
One of the injured offi-
cers subdued Williamswith a stun gun during thestruggle. City officials sayhe has a mental disorder.
The officers were treatedat a hospital and released.
Officials said Williamsmother remained hospital-ized in critical conditionMonday. Williams was sentto Dauphin County Prisonon $1 million cash bail.A preliminary hearing isscheduled for Aug. 28.
PITTSBURGH
Player gravegets marker
A Negro League starfrom Pittsburgh is the lat-est to receive a grave mark-er from a man dedicated tohonoring the memory ofplayers in the segregatedbaseball organization.
The grave of Ted Pagewas marked Saturday.He played for both of theleagues Pittsburgh-areateams in the 1930s, thePittsburgh Crawfords andthe Homestead Grays.
Saturdays ceremonywas made possible byJeremy Krock, an anesthe-siologist from Peoria, Ill.Krock organized the NegroLeagues Baseball GraveMarker Project after visit-ing another black playersgrave and discovering itwas unmarked.
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BAGHDAD Tens of thousands ofSyrian Kurds swarmed across a bridgeinto neighboring Iraqs northern self-ruled Kurdish region over the past fewdays in one of the biggest waves of refu-geessince the rebellionagainstPresidentBashar Assad began, U.N. officials saidMonday.
The sudden exodus of around 30,000Syrians amid the summer heat has cre-ated desperate conditions and left aidagencies and the regional governmentstruggling to accommodate them, illus-trating the huge strain the 2-year-oldSyrian conflict has put on neighboringcountries.
The mostly Kurdish men, women andchildren who made the trek join some1.9 million Syrians who already havefound refuge abroad from Syrias relent-less carnage.
This is an unprecedented influx ofrefugees,and themain concernis that somany of them are stuck out in the open
at the border or in emergency receptionareas with limited, if any, access to basicservices, said Alan Paul, emergencyteam leader forthe Britain-basedcharitySave the Children.
The refugee response in Iraq isalready thinlystretched, andcloseto halfof the refugees are children who haveexperienced things no child should, hesaid, adding that thousands of refugeeswere stranded at the border, waiting tobe registered.
The U.N. said the reason for this flow,which began five days ago and contin-ued unabated Monday, is unclear. ButKurdish areas in northeastern Syriahave been engulfed by fighting in recentmonths between Kurdish militias andIslamic extremist rebel factions withlinks to al-Qaida. Dozens have been
killed.After the assassination of a prominent
Kurdish leader late last month, a power-ful Kurdish militia said it was mobilizingto expel Islamic extremists.
On Monday, activists said fight-
ers from al-Qaida-linked jihadi groupsshelled areas in the predominantlyKurdish town of Ras al-Ayn with mor-tars and artillery, coinciding with clash-es in the area between Kurdish gunmenand jihadi fighters.
Syrian refugees are still pouring intoIraqs northern Kurdish region in hugenumbers, and most of them are womenand children, said Youssef Mahmoud, aspokesman for the U.N. refugee agency
in Iraqs Kurdish region.Today, some 3,000 Syrian refu-
gees crossed the borders, and that hasbrought the number to around 30,000refugees since Thursday.
The latest wave has brought the over-
all number of Syrian refugees in theKurdish region to around 195,000, headded.
The U.N. High Commissioner forRefugees has set up an emergency tran-sit camp in Irbil, the capital of IraqsKurdish autonomous region, to housesome of the new arrivals. Some of therefugees were said to be staying inmosques or with family or friends wholive in the area, according to the agency.
At one camp near Irbil, dozens ofrefugees carrying their bags, belong-ings and babies roamed through rowsof tents, footage shot by AP TelevisionNews showed. Some men lined up toget blocks of ice from a pickup truck.
Children huddled around a truck toget watermelon distributed by regionalsecurity forces.
UNHCR said it is sending 15 truck-loads of supplies 3,100 tents,two pre-fabricated warehouses and thousandsof jerry cans to carry water from itsregional stockpile in Jordan. It said theshipment should arrive by the end of theweek. Kurds are Syrias largest ethnicminority, making up more than 10 per-
cent of the countrys 23 million people.They are centered in the poor northeast-ern regions of Hassakeh and Qamishli,wedged between the borders of Turkeyand Iraq. There are also several predom-inantly Kurdish neighborhoods in the
capital, Damascus, and Syrias largestcity, Aleppo.
Bahzad Ali Adam, deputy governorof Iraqs Dahuk province, which bordersSyria, said the latest flow will put morestrain on the budget and public ser-vices in the region, which is also hometo thousands of mainly Iraqi Arabs andChristians who have fled the violence inother parts of the country.
The refugees need place to live, foodand health services, Adam, who headsthe operation room to receive Syrianrefugees, said in a phone interview fromBaghdad.
Earlier this month, the presidentof Iraqs autonomous Kurdish region,Massoud Barzani, vowed to defendSyrias Kurds. He gave no details onhow he would do so, but Iraqi Kurdistanboasts a powerful and experiencedarmed force known as the peshmerga.
Armed intervention by Iraqi Kurdswould carry enormous risks andappearsunlikely. Still, the pledge, along with thefighting, shows the potential of Syriasconflict to spread to neighboring coun-tries and become a full-blown regional
war.The Kurdish exodus is just one layer
in Syrias increasingly complex civil war,which has killed more than 100,000 peo-ple, ripped apart the countrys delicatesectarian fabric and destroyed cities andtowns.
Assads regime has used warplanes,tanks and ballistic missiles to try topound rebellious areas into submission.
The rebels, along with the U.S. andother Western powers, say the Assadregime has also used chemical weaponsin the conflict. The Syrian governmentandits ally, Russia, blame theoppositionfor the alleged chemical attacks.
On Monday, a team of U.N. expertsbegan their long-awaited investigationinto the purported used of chemicalarms. The teams task is to determine
whether chemical weapons have beenused, and if so, which ones. Its mandatedoes notextend to establishing whowasresponsible for an attack, and that hasled some observers to question the over-all value of the probe.
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NEW YORK A pair ofgunrunners smuggled gunsinto New York City by hid-ing them in luggage theycarried on discount busesthat offered cheap faresand lesser odds of gettingcaught, authorities saidMonday.
An undercover city policeofficer posing as a gun bro-ker for criminal customersbought 254 weapons fromthe men in dozens of trans-actions since last year the largest gun seizures inthe city in recent memory.One of the guns was anassault rifle that was disas-sembled and transported in
a girlfriends zebra-stripedbag, authorities said.The alleged smugglers,
Walter Walker and EarlCampbell, were among 19people arrested in New Yorkand in North Carolina andSouth Carolina stateswhere the guns origi-nated as the result ofa 10-month investigation.Also charged was an aspir-ing rapper from Brooklyn.
Walker and Campbellwere arrested earlier thismonth by local police intheir home states, authori-ties said. The names of theirdefense attorneys were notimmediately available.
There is no doubt thatthe seizure ofthese gunshassaved lives, Mayor MichaelBloomberg said at a newsconference.
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