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Christine Lee

@Cleespot

@timestribune reporter/obit clerk. Previously: @repherald, @FlorhamPEagle, @MadisonEagle. @WilkesU alum.

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Kosierowski reelected to 114th state House District thetimes-tribune.com/2026/11…
Kosierowski reelected to 114th state House District

Kosierowski reelected to 114th state House District

Incumbent Democratic state Rep. Bridget Malloy Kosierowski won reelection Tuesday night, retaining her seat representing the 114th state House District, unofficial results show.

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Voters OK referendums in Lackawanna County, Carbondale and Scott Twp. thetimes-tribune.com/2026/11…
Voters OK referendums in Lackawanna County, Carbondale and Scott Twp.

Voters OK referendums in Lackawanna County, Carbondale and Scott Twp.

Voters overwhelmingly said yes to amending the county’s home rule charter to prohibit county employees and officials from making some individual stock trades or prediction-market bets.

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CTC evaluates practical nursing program amid enrollment and budget issues thetimes-tribune.com/2026/11…
CTC evaluates practical nursing program amid enrollment and budget issues

CTC evaluates practical nursing program amid enrollment and budget issues

Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County officials say the program faces enrollment and financial hurdles, including the industry’s move toward RNs instead of LPNs.

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Abington Heights receives recognition for inclusivity activities thetimes-tribune.com/2026/11…
Abington Heights receives recognition for inclusivity activities

Abington Heights receives recognition for inclusivity activities

Special Olympics recognizes Abington Heights High School’s Unified Club and Unified Bocce and Unified Track and Field teams, which have seen steady growth in popularity.

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Turnpike officials unveil updated plans for Scranton Beltway; public skepticism remains thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Turnpike officials unveil updated plans for Scranton Beltway; public skepticism remains

Turnpike officials unveil updated plans for Scranton Beltway; public skepticism remains

Additions to the proposed plans include a 360-foot-long stormwater basin for the proposed Wyoming Valley Interchange in Dupont to handle water runoff, and a 900-foot-long noise wall.

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Work begins on Scott Twp. warehouses amid resident concern thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Work begins on Scott Twp. warehouses amid resident concern

Work begins on Scott Twp. warehouses amid resident concern

Company is moving ahead with plans to build several large warehouses in the township. Official touts economic benefit but plan is concerning some residents

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Partitioned fishing pier at Lackawanna State Park sparks accessibility concerns thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Partitioned fishing pier at Lackawanna State Park sparks accessibility concerns

Partitioned fishing pier at Lackawanna State Park sparks accessibility concerns

Part of the pier at the park boat launch has been closed for three years because the cantilevered structure is rusting. Parkgoers hoped to see it fixed while the lake is drawn down for dam work.

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Voters in two Lackawanna County municipalities to decide on local referendums thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Voters in two Lackawanna County municipalities to decide on local referendums

Voters in two Lackawanna County municipalities to decide on local referendums

Carbondale voters will decide whether to amend the Home Rule Charter, while voters in Scott Twp. will decide whether to raise property taxes to pay for additional emergency medical services.

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Dollar General proposed in Clarks Summit thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Dollar General proposed in Clarks Summit

Dollar General proposed in Clarks Summit

A developer wants to build a dollar store on a busy stretch of road in Clarks Summit.

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One person suffers burns in Scranton fire

One person suffers burns in Scranton fire

One person was taken to a hospital after a fire broke out in a Hill Section home at 1409 Vine St. on Thursday afternoon.

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Public can vote on scarecrows created by North Pocono municipalities thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Public can vote on scarecrows created by North Pocono municipalities

Public can vote on scarecrows created by North Pocono municipalities

The library is hosting a “Support Our Scarecrow Showdown!” contest through the end of the month in which people can vote for their favorite scarecrow while also donating food to the local pantry.

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Area advocates hope Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis starts conversations thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Area advocates hope Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis starts conversations

Area advocates hope Pope Leo’s cancer diagnosis starts conversations

Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis is relatable for Phyllis Scott, who has lived with the disease for five years. The Plymouth woman was not experiencing any symptoms in November 2021 when a health...

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Sports facility set for Watres Armory in Scranton

Sports facility set for Watres Armory in Scranton

Ron Augelli plans to open Armory Athletics, a multipurpose sports space, in 120,000 square feet of space in the castlelike Watres Armory at 900 Adams Ave.

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Friends of the Poor and Catherine McCauley Center launch 50th Thanksgiving program thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Friends of the Poor and Catherine McCauley Center launch 50th Thanksgiving program

Friends of the Poor and Catherine McCauley Center launch 50th Thanksgiving program

Friends of the Poor and Catherine McCauley Center will mark two milestone anniversary of making sure others have a meal for Thanksgiving

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Ransom Twp. outlines concerns about proposed power plant thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Ransom Twp. outlines concerns about proposed power plant

Ransom Twp. outlines concerns about proposed power plant

RANSOM TWP. — Officials will share their concerns with federal and state regulators about a proposed hydroelectric power facility that could affect the township. In letters to the state Department of...

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Ransom Twp. supervisors approve ordinance regulating data center development thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Ransom Twp. supervisors approve ordinance regulating data center development

Ransom Twp. supervisors approve ordinance regulating data center development

Township supervisors took what they say is proactive action to regulate future data center projects by enacting an ordinance outlining their development

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Piece of bridge in drained Lackawanna Lake stolen thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Piece of bridge in drained Lackawanna Lake stolen

Piece of bridge in drained Lackawanna Lake stolen

While the 198-acre lake at Lackawanna State Park in Benton and North Abington townships was drained for a four-month dam rehabilitation project, a thief walked away with a piece of history.

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Ransom Twp. supervisors poised to vote on data center ordinance thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
Ransom Twp. supervisors poised to vote on data center ordinance

Ransom Twp. supervisors poised to vote on data center ordinance

Township supervisors will vote Monday on updating zoning laws to include requirements for data center development, nearly a year after the township received its first data center proposal.

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SS. Francis and Clare Progressive Catholic Church to open new location thetimes-tribune.com/2026/10…
SS. Francis and Clare Progressive Catholic Church to open new location

SS. Francis and Clare Progressive Catholic Church to open new location

Members of SS. Francis and Clare Progressive Catholic Community hope a new building will give them flexibility to serve others.

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‘Rally in the Valley’ at Mid Valley High School to raise cancer awareness thetimes-tribune.com/2026/09…
‘Rally in the Valley’ at Mid Valley High School to raise cancer awareness

‘Rally in the Valley’ at Mid Valley High School to raise cancer awareness

Bridget McDonough will be recognized for her advocacy for people with cancer at the Coaches vs. Cancer Rally in the Valley fundraising event at Spartan Stadium at Mid Valley High School.

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