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Plea deal reached in campground arson

BY STACI WILSON A Wilkes-Barre woman pleaded guilty Friday to intentionally setting fire to her Gibson-area campground home in April 2009. Tamara Santarelli, 42, and…


Follert elected to Montrose Area board

BY PAT FARNELLI The Montrose Area School Board elected Kristen Follert to represent Region One, (Montrose Borough and Bridgewater Township), at its regular meeting Monday….


Marcy Hill fire

An early morning fire destroyed the Marcy home on Marcy Hill Road in Lenox Twp. Saturday. Fire crews with several companies responded at around 3…


Florida man charged with rape

BY STACI WILSON A Florida man was charged with sexually assaulting an intoxicated 15-year-old female during a party in Franklin Twp. in July 2010. Leland…


Decker faces theft charges

BY STACI WILSON A man already charged with stealing nearly $100,000 in prescription pills from a Susquehanna pharmacy faces new charges stemming from a rash…


New Milford adopts burn ordinance

BY STACI WILSON New Milford council voted unanimously Jan. 6 to adopt an ordinance that addresses open burning in the borough. Complaints about burning garbage…



MV board discusses budget options

BY VIRGINIA CODY Mountain View School Board discussed its 2011-12 budget options for a prelliminary general fund budget of $17.9 million at a work session…


Pair plead in vehicle thefts

BY ROBERT L. BAKER A pair of men entered multiple guilty pleas for their role in a crime spree that riddled Susquehanna County much of…


Montrose drops taxes

BY STACI WILSON Montrose Council adopted the 2011 budget on Dec. 27 dropping taxes in the borough by two mills. Millage was reduced from 16…