CLARKS SUMMIT — T’Shaiya Gibbons’ inclusion in a series of best-selling anthologies started with a whim and a Facebook message. Work by Gibbons has appeared in two books of the “I Just Want to Pee Alone” series, which is compiled and edited by author Jen
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NORTH ABINGTON TWP. — Linda Umerich’s New Year’s resolution is to spend more time outdoors, and 13 hours into the new year, she joined about 80 people for a hike through Lackawanna State Park. Clad in hiking boots and waterproof jackets, hikers of all age
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S. ABINGTON TWP. — Rati Kanani, director of the Kumon Math and Reading Center which opened in September at 860 Northern Blvd., knows first hand the benefits the program has to offer. “I started the Kumon program in seventh grade and stayed until 10th grad
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I love old things. Not for their monetary value, but for the history they offer. Recently, Sandra and Paul Morgan of South Abington were preparing to move. My husband was working at their residence and called me to stop over. Mrs. Morgan had some furnitur
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It’s a new year, the holiday hustle and bustle has slowed down and my finances are in hibernation after being hijacked for Christmas presents. What a perfect time to reorganize my house. Sad to admit, but the “C” word is here – clutter. While I can boast
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S. Abington Twp. — People in the Abington community are good at caring for each other. With open hearts and outstretched hands, they make a difference. This is evident at The Pines Senior Living, a family-owned and run business on the Morgan Highway. The
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PHOTOS BY EMMA BLACK | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The Clarks Green United Methodist Church hosted a Christmas organ concert Thursday evening, Dec. 20 in the church’s sanctuary. The concert was presented by Jared Bradway, music director and included Christmas caro
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SCRANTON — Falls Township native Amanda Banta grew up on family-owned Rowlands Farm, which instilled in her a love for hard-won crops and thoughtful landscaping and greenhouse design. Meanwhile, James Bolus was raised in Dalton, where he inherited a love
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My Grandmommy Dubill wrote out a few of her favorite recipes by hand in a black-and-white marble covered school composition book that has been handed down to me. The rest she kept in her head, pulling them out only to teach her daughter -- my mother, who
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Griffin Pond Animal Shelter visits the library
149 Penn Ave. Scranton PA 18503 
1-800-228-4637 
