Category archive for ‘News’
Selenski trial postponed until Aug. 5 (1)
6/19/13 •
BY BOB KALINOWSKI Times-Shamrock Writer It’s off again. Yes, again. Hugo Selenski’s oft-delayed double-murder trial, which prosecutors and defense attorneys thought would finally get underway June 24, has been postponed until Aug. 5. Luzerne County Judge Fred A. Pierantoni revealed the delay at a pretrial conference June 6, but said this time the date is [...]
Man charged with corrupting minor (0)
6/19/13 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER Wyoming County Press Examiner A 32-year-old Tunkhannock man is charged with corruption of minors after a pair of cell phone pictures of himself showed up on a 14-year-old’s cell phone. Christopher Michael Wyffels, of Evergreen Street, was arraigned last Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge John Hovan. According to a police [...]
Factoryville takes on many projects (0)
6/19/13 •
BY PAT FARNELLI Wyoming County Press Examiner Factoryville’s engineer Bob Doble of Reilly Associates has been busy with numerous projects around town, and his report to council last Wednesday addressed many of them. Road projects currently underway include Lindley Avenue, Mathewson Terrace, and Watkins Street. Several curb cuts need to be finished at the [...]
Gettysburg diorama depicts man’s passion (0)
6/19/13 •
BY JEFF HORVATH Wyoming County Press Examiner Correspondent Ask Gary Tewksbury of Tunkhannock if he has a favorite part of the American Civil War, and it’s not long before the conversation gravitates to the Battle of Gettsburg which happened July 1-3, 1863. A diorama depicting a scene from “Pickett’s Charge,” the infamous advance made by [...]
Northerner brings southern perspective (0)
6/19/13 •
BY JEFF HORVATH Wyoming County Press Examiner Correspondent MEHOOPANY – Guests who visit the Dietrich Theater this summer will be greeted by an impressive collection of Civil War artifacts. A portion of this display has been provided by Robert Northerner, a resident of Mehoopany whose ancestor fought for the Confederacy during the war. Northerner, [...]
United Methodists meet in conference (0)
6/19/13 •
BY ROBERT L. BAKER Wyoming County Press Examiner GRENTHAM – United Methodists representing more than 900 churches across northeastern and central Pennsylvania met their new bishop – Rev. Jeremiah Park – during the Susquehanna Annual Conference this week and most liked what they saw. The Korean-born Park began leading the conference last August, but [...]