Tax hike won’t clear MV red ink
BY STACI WILSON After furloughing 10 teachers and one administrator plus a proposed tax hike, Mountain View School District is still in the red for…
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Forest City changes tax method
BY CAITLIN HEANEY Times-Shamrock Writer All things being equal, Forest City Regional School District likely will have more revenue to work with next year. In…
Hunter wounded in accident
BY ROBERT L. BAKER A 28-year-old turkey hunter from Forest City is in the hospital after an accident on May 3 in Clifford Township. Pennsylvania…
Changes made to suspended monk’s bail
BY STACI WILSON Additional bail restrictions were placed Friday on a former monastery priest accused of sexually assaulting a boy on several occasions in Susquehanna…
Man charged in vet hospital incident
BY STACI WILSON The state police emergency response team (SERT) was called to the Southtown Veterinary Hospital, Saturday, May 7, after a Wyalusing area man…
Habitat breaks ground for new home
Habitat for Humanity of Susquehanna County broke ground Saturday at the site of the next home building project in Montrose. President Dolores Foster said, “Not…
Hop Bottom Boro taking action against rodents
BY PAT FARNELLI The Hop Bottom Borough Council is taking legal action against a resident whose property is infested with large rats and in a…
Top young singers to perform locally
BY MICHAEL J. RUDOLF Nearly 400 young song-filled voices will fill the Tunkhannock Area High School auditorium on Friday, May 13, as the school district…
PA American Water seeks higher rates
BY DAVID FALCHEK Times-Shamrock Writer Pennsylvania American Water has proposed double-digit hikes in water rates and customer charges, which would push customers’ bills up 13…
Duke study sees link between drilling and water damage
BY ELIZABETH SKRAPITS Times-Shamrock Writer Results of a study by scientists at Duke University showing a link between natural gas drilling and water well contamination…