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Posted: February 15, 2015 Filed under: Cafe del Sol, Scranton Photos Leave a comment
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- Fired Scranton zoning officer charged with theftFired Scranton zoning officer John “Jack” Sweeney blamed more than $1,400 in missing city building permit fees on a theft from his car. Trouble is, police say, Sweeney never mentioned the missing money to anyone for a month and not until someone asked. Th
- Former Scranton School District fleet manager pleads guilty to overbilling districtSCRANTON — The Scranton School District’s former fleet manager routinely overbilled taxpayers and charged the district for work on the personal vehicles of its employees, he admitted in court today.
- COLTS skips Dump the Pump daySCRANTON — The County of Lackawanna Transit System decided against doing its annual Dump the Pump Day this year. COLTS spokeswoman Gretchen Wintermantel said the agency decided against offering free rides today partly because the American Public Transport
- Police: Man leads detectives on chase, throws drugs from moving carSCRANTON — A man who led authorities on a high-speed chase Friday faces felony charges and other counts after tossing drugs from a moving vehicle and endangering detectives and other drivers.
- U.S. Attorney mum on Courtright probeSCRANTON — U.S. Attorney David Freed refused to discuss a federal investigation of Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright during a meeting Wednesday with The Times-Tribune.
- Former legal secretary sentenced to county jail for stealing from Scranton attorneySCRANTON — A former legal secretary who stole more than $175,000 from her employer will go to jail, Lackawanna County Judge Vito Geroulo ruled Wednesday.
- Husband, wife teachers guilty of sexually abusing teenSCRANTON — A Lackawanna County jury found a Lakeland High School band director and her husband, a former teacher, guilty of sexually abusing a former student.
University of Scranton News
- UntitledStudents at The University of Scranton were able to help with hurricane relief, at animal shelters, mentoring at local schools and many other projects by volunteering through local non-profit organizations participating in the University’s annual Volunteer Fair.
- UntitledMore that 500 University of Scranton students participated a career fair that offered them opportunities for internships, employment and advanced degrees in disciplines ranging from business and science to physical therapy, education and criminal justice.
- Untitled“There’s always a way around it. There’s always a way to push forward. No one should live in the idea that you can’t do something. If you want to do it, it’s yours. You have to make the decision to say ‘I can do this’ and ‘I will do this,’” said RJ Mitte, multi-faceted actor, producer, model and disability advocate, at the evening town hall event the 16th An […]
- UntitledThe University of Scranton held its annual Ignatian Values in Action Lecture for members of its incoming class of 2021 in September.
- UntitledThe Schemel Forum’s University for a Day at The University of Scranton features four lectures by prominent professors, lunch and a closing reception.
Penn State Worthington Scranton
- Community-engaged research day fosters collaborative partnershipsCommunity leaders and scientists shared breakfast and sought solutions to problems like opioids, obesity and depression June 6 at the Community-Engaged Research Day.
- State Sen. John Blake honors Scranton campus' 50th anniversaryPenn State Scranton hosted the annual Student Ambassador Program, a legislative competition featuring high school seniors from Sen. John Blake's 22nd Senatorial District. During the event, Blake presented Chancellor Marwan Wafa with an official Pennsylvania Senate citation commemorating the campus' 50th anniversary.
- Business professor to discuss effects of workaholism at management conferenceAt this year's annual meeting of the Academy of Management, set for Aug. 9-13 in Boston, Penn State Scranton Assistant Professor of Business Jiexin Wang will co-chair a symposium titled "Understanding Consequences of Workaholism: Mechanisms, Boundary Condition, and Cross-Level Effects.”
- Semester's final Lunch and Learn focuses on evolution of British ParliamentPaul Frisch, lecturer in history, arts and humanities, delved into medieval English history for the final Lunch and Learn lecture of Penn State Scranton’s spring semester. His talk, “The Wonderful and Merciless Parliaments: Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned About Medieval Treason,” was a colorful recounting of Parliament’s activities in 14th-century Engl […]
- Scranton summer program gives students chance to refine English language skillsFrom July 22 to Aug. 9, Penn State Scranton's Center for Business Development and Community Outreach will offer its English Language Development Summer College Preparedness Program to high school students or graduates whose primary language is other than English.
Scranton Word of the Day
- insoucianceDefinition: (noun) Blithe lack of concern; nonchalance. Synonyms: carefreeness, lightheartedness, lightsomeness. Usage: He replied with characteristic insouciance, "So what?" Discuss
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