Times Leader 05-01-2012

C M Y KWILKES-BARRE, PA TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 50¢ timesleader.com The Times Leader Allergy season is expected to last for longer stretches HEALTH, 1C Pollen hits harder with global warming President Obama calls on the nation to reflect, not celebrate NATION/WORLD, 5A Osama bin Laden’s death anniversary 7 5 3 4 6 7 HOLLYWOOD FAVORITE SUPER BOOSTER™ TEETH WHITENING PEN FOR ONLY $ 29 ( INCLUDES SHIPPING! RETAIL VALUE OF OVER $85! ) Ready for Round 2 The Wilkes-Barre/Scran- ton Penguins head north of the border to take on the St. John’s IceCaps in the first game of their AHL playoff series to- night. 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Monday’s groundbreaking for the reconstruction of the 23- year-old stadium was hailed as a new beginning by local politic- ians as well as the NewYork Yan- kees and Mandalay, the two par- ties that purchased the baseball franchise from Lackawanna County last week. “Today we celebrate North- eastern Pennsylvania’s rich base- ball legacy and begin to add a new chapter,” Lackawanna County Com- missioner Co- rey O’Brien said, referenc- ing earlier mi- nor league teams and six baseball Hall of Famers from the region. Mandalayjoinedthe NewYork Yankees in forming SWB Yan- kees LLC, whichbought thefran- chise from Lackawanna County, producing some of the funds needed for the renovation and in turn committing to a 30-year lease and future payments for maintenance and improvements to the stadium. As the company brought in to manage the Scranton/Wilkes- Barre Yankees, Mandalay has been criticized for its role in de- clining attendance and a failure Rebirth for baseball in area? At groundbreaking for stadium overhaul, leaders vow a salute to region’s baseball history. By TOMROBINSON Special to the Times Leader INSIDE: Sokoloski column, Page 1B O’Brien See STADIUM, Page 10A End of this week: Start of major demolition work June 1: Beginning of foundation work Aug. 15: Erect steel at stadium Dec. 31: Building enclosed March 24, 2013: Scranton/Wilkes- Barre Yankees move back in April 4, 2013: International League season opens WHAT’S NEXT All signs for job seekers in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre region point upward in an employment report issued today by the state Department of Labor and Indus- try’s Center for Workforce Infor- mation &Analysis. The unemployment rate fell in March by three-tenths of a per- centage point to the lowest level since July 2009. Jobs in the area that includes Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyom- ing counties increased by 5,400 over the year, up 2 percent, out- pacing a 0.8 percent statewide gain. More people were working and fewer were unemployed, even as the labor force grewby 4,900. March’s seasonally adjusted un- employment rate in the three- county region stood at 8.7 per- cent. That’s thelowest ratesinceit was 8.6 percent 32 months ago. Anthony Liuzzo, director of the master of business administration programat WilkesUniversity, said the “direction is positive” and while he’s not popping any cham- pagne corks, he said the data has plenty to celebrate. “It’s a little better than I expect- ed,” Steven Zellers, an industry and business analyst with the state agency, said of the report that contained almost across the board positive news for the state andeachof its14metropolitansta- tistical areas. Still, even with the local ratedip, at 8.7percent, thelo- cal unemployment level remains the highest in the state. The region’s positive job gains and unemployment dips outper- formed state and national averag- es. “This report is promising and indicates we are gaining strength,” saidDanaM. Harris, as- sistant professor of business at Keystone College. “Also, of great importance is that our unemploy- ment rate dropped .3 percent while our labor force added … jobs. This indicates an increase in consumerconfidenceandemploy- er confidence.” There were 261,600 people working in the Scranton/Wilkes- Barre MSA this March, up 3,400 from February and 5,900 over the year. That was the third largest gain in jobs of any metro region since February and when com- pared to March 2011. March was the first month this year all three counties in the re- gion had unemployment rates be- The number of jobs in the area increases well beyond the state level. By ANDREWM. SEDER [email protected] Jobless figure shrinks See JOBLESS, Page 10A POPULAR EXETER BAR BURNS CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER F irefighters check for hot spots at Cuz’s Susquehanna Bar & Grille in Exeter after dousing a fire that ravaged the building on Monday afternoon. The owners of the popular Pittsburgh Steelers-themed eatery and water- ing hole plan to rebuild the establishment, known to many locals as ‘The Suskee.’ Read the story on Page 3A. WILKES-BARRE – Luzerne County District Attorney Stefa- nie Salavantis has appealed a county judge’s refusal to recuse herself from two criminal trials involving police officers who had previously been sued by her husband. Within the past week, Judge Lesa Gelb has twice refused a prosecutor’s request to step down from criminal trials in which the arresting offi- cers had been sued by Gelb’s husband, at- torney Barry Dyller of Wilkes-Barre. Salavantis said Monday she believes Gelb should not pre- side over the trials, both of which involve defendants charged with drunken driving, because Dyller had previously secured monetary settlements in two federal civil rights law- suits he had filed against the of- ficers involved in the arrests. The issue has the potential to create more conflicts because Dyller’s practice has focused on civil rights violations, includ- ing numerous lawsuits filed against various police depart- ments. In an opinion issued April 23, Gelb denied a recusal motion that was filed in the criminal case of Cecelia Moore of Nanti- coke. On Monday, Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Alexis Falvello requested Gelb step down from the trial of Joseph Polisky of Ed- wardsville. The request elicited an angry response from Gelb, who accused Falvello of being disrespectful and of failing to uphold her duty as an officer of the court. Salavantis said Monday she was surprised by Gelb’s reac- tion. “There is a standard we are to uphold,” Salavantis said. “It’s our duty to ask for recusal.” Under the canons of judicial ethics, a judge should recuse himself or herself if the judge feels he or she cannot fairly pre- side over a trial or if circum- DA upset, but judge remains on 2 cases By TERRIE MORGAN-BESECKER and SHEENA DELAZIO [email protected] [email protected] See GELB, Page 10A Gelb Arresting officers in two upcoming drunken driving trials had been sued by Judge Gelb’s husband, a lawyer. WILKES-BARRE – With a key section of Wilkes-Barre Boulevard being reduced to two lanes this week, getting to the down- town will become more challenging. On Monday, the city and the state De- partment of Transportation announced Wilkes-Barre Boulevard will be reduced to one lane in each direction through Thurs- day evening from Scott Street to Market Street as part of a milling/paving project. And as part of the Brookside repair pro- ject, North Washington Street between Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and Brookside Street will be closed for approximately two weeks starting Wednesday. In addition, traffic already is slowed by work on other major arteries into the city: • Coal Street is undergoing a $12 mil- lion major renovation/expansion. • The Pierce Street Bridge has been re- duced to one lane each way. • The detour around the Sterling Hotel on North River and West Market streets remains, with no end in sight. • River Street will undergo a traffic- calming project aimed at slowing the traf- fic on the riverside roadway to improve safety and access to the River Common park. With traffic problems come complaints from motorists and business people. May- or Tom Leighton is aware of the inconve- niences. “No mayor wants to see traffic disrupt- ed moving in and around his city,” Leight- on said. “Every mayor wants to see con- struction and improvements being made within his city’s borders that improve the overall community. Sometimes those mayoral desires conflict with one another as a small measure of temporary inconve- nience is necessary for the greater good.” Leighton said he has received com- plaints on the conditions of Coal Street, Wilkes-Barre Boulevard and the surface More W-B road lane closures set By BILL O’BOYLE [email protected] AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER Delays should be expected when traveling on Wilkes-Barre Boulevard near the Coal Street project as the area is being reduced to two lanes while work is being done. 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Main St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 Periodicals postage paid at Wilkes-Barre, PA and additional mailing offices Postmaster: Send address changes to Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 +(ISSN No. 0896-4084) USPS 499-710 Issue No. 2012-122 Volunteers are lining up enter- tainment and activities for the River Common’s fourth season, including the addition of a drag- on boat racing festival in Septem- ber. The Riverfront Parks Commit- tee is now handling all event pro- gramming and fundraising at the park along the Susquehanna Riv- er in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Rivercommon.org, a group cre- ated to handle those tasks, has merged with the nonprofit com- mittee and no longer employs a River Common programming and outreach director. Vincent Cotrone, the commit- tee’s volunteer director, said the two groups shared similar mis- sions and believed a single entity would be more effective obtain- ingfunding. Fundraisingis a chal- lenge in the struggling economy, and some potential sponsors were confused about the purpose of each group, he said. “It’s a shame we don’t have a paid programming person any- more, but we’re trying to do as much as we can with the limited support we have,” Cotrone said, crediting loyal volunteers. Luzerne County relies heavily on volunteers because it doesn’t have staff or funding dedicated to River Common programming. County officials also believe peo- ple and businesses would be more willing to donate to a non- government organization. The $23 million park includes a750-seat amphitheater andriver landing/fishing pier that seats thousands. The committee was formed in 1991 to focus on rehabilitation of Nesbitt Park and the Kirby Park Natural Area on the river’s west side. County Flood Protection Au- thority Executive Director Jim competition and festival,” said Cotrone, an urban forester with the Penn State Cooperative Ex- tension. The preliminary park schedule also includes an environmental education program, HydroMa- nia, on July 21, an interactive heavy equipment display geared for childrencalled“BigBoyToys” on Aug. 25 and Chalkfest on Oct. 6. Concerts, yoga and a fishing tournament also are planned. Area residents interested in in- formation on volunteering or events may email the committee at [email protected] or visit http://riverfrontparks.org. Brozena saidthe committee has a “long track record” organizing the popular Wyoming Valley Riv- erFest celebration and Earth Day activities. This year’s RiverFest, held June 22-24, again will include dragon boat racing for major event sponsors, Cotrone said. Inquiries about dragon boats prompted the committee to schedule another racing festival Sept. 8 and 9 that will be open to any individuals and businesses, he said. Interested groups must round up 21 people and $2,000 per boat, he said. “We’re hoping to grow it into a full-blown dragon boat racing Dragon boats to roar again as river fest nears Two promotional groups have merged as the June 22-24 event draws near. By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES [email protected] WILKES-BARRE – Benjamin Tyrell Westbrooks committed a premeditated murder in November 2010, prosecutors chargedMonday. He drove 20-year-old Alicia Weaver of Hazleton to what prosecutors say was supposed to be a pros- titution job because she owedhimmoney. They ended up in a woodedareanear Eck- ley Miners Village, Foster Township, where Assistant Dis- trict Attorney William Finnegan said West- brooks, 22, West Hazleton, shot Weaver four times. “He’s guilty of first-degree murder,” Finnegansaidinhisopeningstatementin the first day of Westbrooks’ trial on hom- icide charges inWeaver’s death. ALuzerneCountyjuryof eight women and six men, including two alternates, was chosenMondaymorningtohear the case. Finnegan, who is prosecuting the case with fellow ADA Shannon Crake, pre- sented his opening argument, followed bydefenseattorneyJohnPike, whoisrep- resenting Westbrooks, along with attor- ney AllysonKacmarski. Prosecutors will present testimony to- day, Judge Tina Polachek Gartley said. Several of those witnesses will testify, Finnegan said, that Westbrooks and Weaver had a heated argument earlier in the day and Westbrooks said Weaver “owedhimmoney.” Finnegan said Westbrooks decided that Weaver, who worked as a prostitute for Westbrooks, would do a prostitution job inorder to pay back that debt. Those witnesses will also testify this weekthattheysawWestbrookswithsome- thing in his jacket when Westbrooks and Weaver walkeddowna dirt road, andthen Westbrooksreturnedalone, Finnegansaid. Westbrooks later told three different stories to investigators about his interac- tionwithWeaver, includingthathewasin Harrisburgduringtheallegedcrime, Fin- negansaid. Others included that he hadn’t seen Weaver for a number of weeks, but then said he saw her the day before she died, Finnegan said. The third story, Finnegan said, alleges Westbrooks was there, but didn’t commit the killing. And that’s a theory, Pike said, jurors shouldconsider. PikesaidthreepeoplewerewithWeav- er the night she was killed, including Westbrooks andhis two friends. “All three of them came back except (Weaver),” Pike said. “There are two sides to every story.” Pike said forensically, any of the three men could have committed the murder, andthereis“verylittle”directevidenceto link Westbrooks. “Whatisbelievable?”Pikeaskedjurors. The defense attorneys also told jurors not to let their emotions become in- volved with the issue of race and gender, being that Weaver is a white female and Westbrooks a black male. “You are judging an event,” Pike said. “(AneventWestbrooks)isnotguiltyof...” Jury chosen in Westbrooks homicide trial Man charged with premeditated murder in shooting death of Alicia Weaver in November of 2010. By SHEENA DELAZIO [email protected] Westbrooks HAZLETON – A building that a com- munity ralliedtosave fromdemolitionhas beenawardedadesignationontheNation- al Register of Historic Places. “It’s something I’ve been looking for- ward to for a long time,” said Tom Gabos, president of the nonprofit Castle Fund board of directors and one of two “castle keepers” who kept the roof of the former Hazleton High School patched and the in- terior dry while it was vacant for six years. “When we first started out to save the building from demolition, it’s one of the things (the late Hazleton Historical Socie- ty president) Jean Gormley really wanted to have done,” Gabos said of the designa- tion. “But just being busy trying to save it from demolition, that was put aside for a while. We had to save the building first.” Constructed in 1926, Hazleton High School was the first million-dollar school to be built in the Commonwealth of Penn- sylvania, boasting oak doors, marble floors and skylights. Known locally as “The Castle on the Hill,” because of its gothic style and for- tress-like appearance, the building had fallen into disrepair. The school board deemed it beyond repair and unsafe for students. Plans were made for demolition, but the school board was met with loud community opposition. Gabos workedwiththe late Bobby Tom- basco for six years to protect the building from weather damage, but he said former Hazleton mayor Michael Marsicano “played one of the biggest parts” by refus- ing to issue a demolition permit. After enrollment began to grow again, the school board hired architect Vern McKissick in 2003 to design the renova- tion of the school and it reopened in Janu- ary 2007 as Hazleton Elementary-Middle School. But the district had run out of funding for the auditorium restoration. Then school directors Elaine Maddon Curry, Steve Hahn and Carmella Yenkev- ich spearheaded a movement to turn the unfinished auditorium into a community arts center. TheCastleFundwas establish- ed, the community came through with do- nations and the refurbished auditorium opened in 2011. Curry, Castle Fund vice president, said the board hired Gina Douty, a historical preservation specialist, to apply for histor- ic designation with the state Historical and MuseumCommission in May 2010. A few days ago, Douty learned it was ap- provedby the commissionandthe Nation- al Parks Service. The building is now eligible for federal and state funding, said commission pres- ervation specialist Keith T. Heinrich. KarenArnold, a commissiongrant man- ager, said available funding is nowlimited to brick-and-mortar work to help keep his- toric buildings in repair and maintain their historical integrity. ‘The Castle’ now historic STEVE MOCARSKY/TIMES LEADER FILE PHOTO The former Hazleton High School, now Hazleton Elementary-Middle School, has been named to the National Register of His- toric Places. The 86-year-old structure is known locally as ‘The Castle on the Hill’ because of its fortresslike structure. Once close to demolition, the old Hazleton High School is placed on the National Register. By STEVE MOCARSKY [email protected] CLICK: T.W. SHOEMAKER ART GALLERY, WYOMING Jamie, Ava (9 months), and Jenni Smith DON CAREY PHOTOS/ THE TIMES LEADER Barb Roma- nansky, Jim Smith and Ashok Sinha Judy Smith and Nell Socash Geoff Green and Marianne Lurie Samantha Somerville and Ma- ria Santomauro C M Y K THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 3A LOCAL ➛ timesleader.com WILKES-BARRE 7 school children injured Seven children were transported to a hospital after a school bus and a van collided at North Main and East Union streets Monday morning. City police said the Williams Bus Line school bus, operated by Donald Compton, of Wilkes-Barre, and a 1997 Ford, driven by Juan Pagniagua, of Shenandoah, collided at about 7 a.m. There were 12 children on the bus in which four girls and three boys were transported to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for minor injuries that in- cluded lacerations and pain. SCRANTON Mellow plea scheduled The guilty plea hearing for former state senator Robert Mellow has been scheduled for May 9. Mellow was sched- uled to plead guilty on April 27, but the hearing was contin- ued by U.S. District Judge Robert Slom- sky due to a sched- uling conflict with the judge. Mellow is sched- uled to appear before Slomsky at 9 a.m. at the federal courthouse in Scranton to plead guilty to charges related to his use of senate staff to conduct campaign work on state time. WILKES-BARRE Cleanup volunteers needed Volunteers are needed for Jenni Sunshine Foundation and Pennsylva- nia Beautification Program Highway Garden Clean-up scheduled for Sat- urday. The Garden is located at the bottom of Exit 168, on Highland Park Blvd., Wilkes-Barre Township. The group will meet at the garden from10 a.m. until 2 p.m., in front of Mizu Sushi, by the Walmart. Some bending, light lifting, weed pulling and trimming may be required. Water, trash bags, gloves and safety vests will be provided. Groups are welcome, though those coming should wear long pants and long-sleeve shirts. Children under 18 must be accompa- nied by an adult. Call 270-3280 for more information. HANOVER TWP. Woman escapes abduction A19-year-old woman told township police she escaped an attempted ab- duction by a man driving a red mini- van on West Division Street on Sun- day. Police said the woman was walking when she was approached by a black male driving the vehicle at about 2:15 p.m. She said she ignored the man’s attempt to start a conversation. The man got out of the vehicle, approached the woman and grabbed her hair, dragging her to his vehicle, police said. The woman broke free and ran away. The man got into the vehicle and drove away. Police described the man as being in his 30s, about 6 feet 2 inches tall, medium build, brown eyes, facial hair, and wore a red hooded sweatshirt and a black bandanna over the lower half of his face. The vehicle is an early 2000s model with tinted windows and no side moldings. Anyone with in- formation is asked to call Hanover Township police at 825-1254. WILKES-BARRE Wilkes to hold voters rally Wilkes University’s “Controlling Spin” class will host a Young Voters Rally to encourage students and the public, particularly those between the ages 18-24, to vote in the upcoming presidential election, The Young Voters Rally is an oppor- tunity for students, faculty, staff and community members to gain enthusi- asm for the upcoming presidential election and get motivated to cast their vote. Voter registration forms will be available courtesy of the League of Women Voters. The event will be today at noon on Wilkes University’s Greenway near the John Wilkes Statue. Students in the Controlling Spin class have been following the GOP debates and campaigns while analyz- ing the political spin of media content throughout the spring semester. The class has conducted various focus groups and gathered data on the political concerns of other students while measuring just how much their own generation knows about politics. I N B R I E F Mellow The Luzerne County Ethics Com- mission finalized a complaint form Monday that must be used to report alleged violations of the new county ethics code. The commission agreed to require filers to sign complaints before a no- tary public to help ensure they are not frivolous. Filers must provide contact infor- mation, the name of the accused and the section of the code allegedly vio- lated. The form also requests specific information about the basis of the complaint, including dates and the names and contact information of po- tential witnesses. Complaint forms will be available in the county manager’s office in the courthouse basement or on the com- mission section of the county web- site, www.luzernecounty.org. Anonymous complaints won’t be accepted because the home rule char- ter and ethics code require filers to be identified, though commission mem- bers stressed the names of filers and the accused will remain confidential. The complaint form also stresses direct contact with commission members is prohibited because it could compromise complaint proc- essing or force the recusal of a com- mission member. Complaints will be accepted when the code takes effect May 24. The code won’t retroactively cover al- leged violations before that date. Commission members agreed to identify independent designees who will hear complaints if they have a conflict of interest. Designees must agree to be on standby for one year and can’t be em- ployed by their appointing commis- sion member. The commission agreed to identify designees ahead of time so it wouldn’t appear they were shopping around for a more favorable representative when faced with an ac- cusation. County District Attorney Stefanie Ethics board finalizes complaint form By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES [email protected] Commission wants filers to sign complaints before notary public ensuring they are not frivolous. The adopted ethics code may be viewed on the council section of the county website at www.luzernecounty.org. ON THE WEB See ETHICS, Page 10A PLAINSTWP. –It hadthelookandfeel of agigantic“speeddating”session, exceptthe goal was to hook up high school students withcolleges. Monday’s Northeast College Fair at the WoodlandsInn&Resortprovidedhundreds of students from 19 high schools a quick chance to herd through the ballroom, find the college they might be interested in and getsomeinformation. Theystreamedinand outbythebusload, anewyellowvehiclepull- ingupevery half hour. Amidthecrushof bodiesanddinof endless chatter, some students mulled options while others simplyconfirmedearlier decisions. Oneissuethatdidn’tseemtobeonthetop of thelist for students interviewed–despite the recent brouhaha in Washington, D.C. – wasaloomingincreaseininterest ratespaid by students on federal subsidized Stafford Loans, issued to lowand moderate income college students. “Idon’treallyknowaboutit,”PatrickMal- one as he pacedquickly past the longline of tables with vendors and college reps on the other side. A student at Wilkes-Barre Area School District’s Coughlin High School, Malone said he doesn’t expect to borrow money while earning a degree in history, most likely at East StroudsburgUniversity. “That’s probablywhyI’mnot uponit,” he saidof the Staffordinterest debate. In2007, Congresscuttheinterestratesgrad- ually from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent, but the ratewill jumpbackto6.8percent if noactionis takenbyJune30.Supportforextendingthelow rates is bipartisan, but fundingthemove–at a costof$6billion–isnot.RepublicansandDem- ocratshavebeenquarrelingover thefinances. Students seemed far more focused on findingtheright school thanonfiguringout funding. Kellsie Peck of Honesdale, who isn’t sure of her major, was considering Wilkes be- cause “it’s close enough to home, and far enough,” she saidwitha laugh. Jessica Brzenchek, of Coughlin High School saidshelikes Wilkes becauseit has a highly rated nursing program, the field she intends toenter. Neither believed the Stafford loan issue wouldimpact them. Studentswerecomingandgoingsoquick- ly at the King’s College table that Associate Director of Admissions Tom Landon said morethan250hadstoppedbyinthefirst 90 minutes of a three-hour morningsession. At theWilkesUniversitybooth, Associate DirectorofAdmissionsMichaelFoxpointed torapidlyshrinkingpilesofbrochuresonthe table and quipped, “I’m running out!” He waspreparedfortheloomingshortage, how- ever–stacksof handoutswerehiddenunder the table. Picking a College 101 By MARK GUYDISH [email protected] FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER Alex Spettazza of Wilkes University talks to Jessica Brzenchek from Coughlin High School at the College Fair held Monday at the Woodlands Inn & Resort. “It’s close enough to home, and far enough.” Kellsie Peck Honesdale student, on why she likes Wilkes WILKES-BARRE — Do Lu- zerne County assistant dis- trict attorneys have authority to enter agreements at prelim- inary hearings only to have the agreement altered by the district attorney or first assist- ant district attorney? That is a question Judge William Amesbury wants to know before he rules on the case in- volving Mi- chael Kozlos- ki. Kozloski, 28, was charged by Pittston Township police on Jan. 6 af- ter he was allegedly foundpar- tially nude and carrying a hunting rifle on East Oak Street. Police allege Kozloski fired a round that passed into a pri- vate residence used as the mu- nicipal tax office. The round struck a medi- cine cabinet in a bathroom and became lodged in a wall with a person in an adjacent room, according to the crimi- nal complaint. At a preliminary hearing on Jan. 20 before District Judge Diana Malast in Plains Town- ship, Assistant District Attor- ney Mark Makowski and Ko- zloski’s attorney Jonathan Ur- siak reached an agreement that involved the withdrawal of four firearm offenses. Kozloski, in turn, waived charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless en- dangerment and possession instruments of crime to Lu- zerne County Court. The firearm offenses would have played a role in sentenc- ing, if convicted, due to Ko- zloski’s criminal convictions of unrelated cases. Shortly after the agreement was reached at the prelimina- ry hearing, the District Attor- ney’s Office withdrewthe case and refiled the criminal com- plaint to include the firearm offenses against Kozloski. Ursiak and attorney Joseph Yeager immediately filed a motion requesting a judge to compel the District Attorney’s Office to abide by the agree- ment. Makowski told Amesbury on Monday that he did enter an agreement to withdrawthe firearm offenses against Ko- zloski. Makowski no longer works in the District Attorney’s Of- fice. Assistant District Attorney Powers of ADAs are at issue A district judge wants to know if a plea deal by an assistant can be overuled. By EDWARD LEWIS [email protected] Police allege Kozloski fired a round that passed into a private resi- dence used as the municipal tax office. See ASSISTANT, Page 7A EXETER – When a dejected Francesco Stuppino emerged from the charred re- mains of his sports bar after a walk- through with the fire chief Monday after- noon, he had a towel over his shoulder. But he’s refusing to throw it in. Just as his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers came from behind in the final quarter of the Super Bowl a fewyears ago to best the Arizona Cardinals, Stuppino and his fam- ily are determined that Cuz’s Susquehan- na Avenue Bar &Grille will come back to again be a place of camaraderie for area Steelers fans totwirl their Terrible Towels as they cheer touchdowns and tackles on the TVs. Exeter Fire Chief Richard McNeil said his company was dispatched to the bar at 12:10 p.m. and found the kitchen side of the bar fully involved. The fire was under control within15 minutes of dispatch, but the kitchen side of the bar sustained ex- tensive fire damage and there was heavy heat and smoke damage to the rest of it. No one was in the building when the fire started and it appears accidental; a state police fire marshal is investigating, said McNeil, who was a loyal customer. “They have great food. I’ve known the owner for 20 years. That makes it even harder. He’s devastated,” McNeil said. “I’m a Steelers fan and it’s been a Steel- ers bar and we lost it all. I lost everything that I had, all my autographs. It’s irre- placeable,” Stuppino said, his voice crack- ing with emotion. “I don’t know if you’ve ever been here, but it was a shrine to the Steelers. Howdo you replace it? I could rebuild, definitely, but howdo youreplace it?” Stuppino said. Stuppino rattled off the names of ath- letes whose autographed photos and jer- seys hung on the walls. Former Steelers Jerome Bettis, Jack Ham and Rod Wood- son, Pittsburgh native/former San Fran- cisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, the late PittsburghPirates star RobertoClem- ente, the “Steel Curtain” defensive line of “Mean” Joe Greene, L.C. Greenwood, Er- nie Holmes and Dwight White. All gone. ‘All gone:’ Beloved Steelers bar is in ruins By STEVE MOCARSKY [email protected] STEVE MOCARSKY/THE TIMES LEADER Francesco Stuppino, co- owner of Cuz’s Susque- hanna Bar & Grille, is flanked by his daughter, Francesca Butcofski, and son, Joe, outside the Exe- ter establishment, which sustained heavy damage in a fire on Monday. Their substantial Pittsburgh Steelers memorabilia destroyed, the family is devastated. But they say they plan to rebuild with support from loyal pa- trons/Pittsburgh Steelers fans. See BAR, Page 10A C M Y K PAGE 4A TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com ➛ N E W S 7 5 3 2 7 2 Happy Birthday “SWEET 16” Bristol Ann The Miracle Whip, Pizza Dough & Amaretto are all safe on your watch, Beej! Love Always, Mommy, Daddy, Epi & Elizabeth Now Accepting Composite Decking/Decks • Siding Ceramic Tile Hardwood Flooring Vinyl Flooring Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling • Roofing Lifetime Warranty on Shingles TAX REFUND? GET YOUR ROOF FIXED THIS SPRING WILKES-BARRE – A Hazleton man was sentenced Monday to six to 12 years in state prison on already served. According to court papers, on February 4, 7,10 and 12, Alvarez- Marquez sold suspected co- caine and heroin to a police informant. incidents in February 2011. He previously pleaded guilty to the charges. Judge Tina Polachek Gartley said Alvarez-Marquez will receive over 400 days credit for time several drug-related charges. Roberto Alvarez-Marquez, 24, with a last-known address of East Diamond Avenue, was sentenced on six related charges stemming from four COURT BRIEF BETTER THAN ARMY RATIONS FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER L inda Haddle, mother-law to Spc. Jeremy Brinzo, loads a box full of cookies made by staff, volunteers and residents of the Meadows nursing home in Dallas. Jeremy, a member of the 515th Transportation Company, will transport the cookies with him to the troops in Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan. WILKES-BARRE – Today is “Global Occupy” day, a hoped- for resurgence of last year’s ef- forts to call attention to eco- nomic disparity. And while calls have gone out for mass demonstrations in ci- ties as far flung as Torontoand Sydney, the Occupy Wilkes- Barre movement will be in- volved as well. “We’re go- ing to meet on Public Square from 6:30 to 9 p.m.,” Karin Spak said. “We’re trying to accommodate all the work- ing people and students.” Organizers picked today as Global Occupy day because May 1 is traditionally consid- ered International Worker Day. According to news reports, many activists are calling for or planning disruption of busi- ness, banking and other daily routines, though plans for the local event will be more sub- dued. “Occupy is not organized, as you know,” Spak said. “We don’t have any leaders, so they can’t come after our leaders, and we don’t have any agendas.” The group will have an “edu- cation box” that people can use to share pamphlets, and some food and drink. The Occupy movement start- ed on Wall Street in New York City as an attempt to draw at- tention to the high amount of wealth held by the top1percent of the nation’s population, but spread to numerous cities in the United States and then to more than 90 cities worldwide. “It’s not just our country where politicians cater to the wealthy,” Spak said. Unlike Wall Street and many other large city efforts that be- came full-blown, 24/7 occupa- tions of public space, Occupy Wilkes-Barre did have a regular presence until the weather turn- ed too cold, Spak said. “We were waiting for spring, and we’re hoping there will be many people involved,” she said. Occupy movement returns to W-B The planned local turnout is to coincide with International Worker Day today. By MARK GUYDISH [email protected] Spak WILKES-BARRE – On Brookside Street, a telephone pole shows seven high-water markings left by flooding as far back as 1936. The higher marks came be- fore the city built a levee along the nearby creek. That levee was severely damaged during September’s Tropical Storm Lee. Sewer lines backed up and added to rising creek waters that flowed over the levee wall. Mayor Tom Leighton visit- ed the heavily damaged neigh- borhood Monday to announce that flood recovery construc- tion projects have com- menced. “Almost nine months ago, we stood here in the Brook- side section of Wilkes-Barre to deliver needed relief to the residents in terms of food, cleanup and other flooding as- sistance in the wake of Trop- ical Storm Lee,” Leighton said. “In September, we came to offer our recovery help. To- day, we come to offer protec- tion.” Repairs will take place in two parts – an overhaul of the existing Weir Street pump sta- tion system and excavation and replacement of damaged sections of the Brookside Lev- ee itself. The project was well-re- ceived by residents of the Brookside section. John Bara- nas said the water reached his first floor. He said the levee, built after flooding in 1972 and 1975, offered residents needed protection. “I hope it’s repaired,” said Mike Chudoba of Brookside Street. “I was 6 years old when the 1936 flood hit. We need that levee for protection.” The finished basements in homes owned by Chudoba and his nephew, Michael, each in- curred severe damage. Mike Chudoba said his damage was in excess of $25,000. He said he had four sump pumps working, but they couldn’t keep up with the wa- ter flowing into his basement. As a part of the Brookside repair project, North Washing- ton Street between Wilkes- Barre Boulevard and Brook- side Street will be closed for approximately two weeks starting Wednesday. The clo- sure is necessary to allow con- struction crews proper access to complete repairs. Future announcements on flood re- pair work are expected in the city as contracts are bid and awarded. Leighton said the pump sta- tion project was awarded to Kriger Construction as the lowest responsible bidder at $96,850. The levee project was awarded to Brdaric Exca- vating, low bidder, at $149,981.74. Both projects are fully reimbursable and pre-ap- proved by the Federal Emer- gency Management Agency and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Leight- on said. Leighton said the total cost of Hurricane Irene and Trop- ical Storm Lee to the city is $4 million in maintenance, man- power, recovery and repair costs. He said all of the recovery work has been authorized and approved by FEMA and PEMA for reimbursement and it will not cost the city any general fund money. The mayor said nearly $1.2 million in flood recovery work has been approved. W-B flood recovery projects are beginning CLARK VAN ORDEN/THE TIMES LEADER Wilkes-Barre Mayor Thomas M. Leighton talks about the repairs that have been done and will continue to be done on the levee in the Brookside section of the city Monday afternoon. By BILL O’BOYLE [email protected] Mayor visits heavily damaged Brookside neighborhood to announce construction work. WILKES-BARRE – Investiga- tors want cell phone and text message records from a woman who formerly lived in a Hill Street house closely linked to a teen’s shooting death on April 5. A search warrant was signed MondaybyLuzerneCountyPres- ident Judge Thomas F. Burke Jr. for Sprint/Nextel Communica- tions, Inc., seeking all transmis- sions for a cell phone belonging to Angelina DeAbreu. DeAbreu lived at 117 Hill St. with her son, Elijah Yusiff, who claimed to hear the shooting of Tyler Winstead, 14, on April 5. Yusiff told reporters the night Tyler was shot that he heard a gunshot and saw a man driving away in a red vehicle. Tyler was found in the road near the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to his chest. He died at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Med- ical Center in Plains Township. Tyler was said to be walking home from the Catholic Youth Center on South Washington Street with Yusiff. Tyler lived with his grandparents, Willie and Carol Golden, his legal guardi- ans, at 121 Hill St. Since the shooting, investiga- tors searched117 Hill St. on April 10 and April 13. A computer tow- er and bleach were carried from the house by investigators during the second search. Yusiff has not been seen since the shooting and the family ap- parently moved out shortly after- ward. Suspicions were raised when three men, a womanandtwochil- dren removed furniture, mirrors, clothing and mattresses from117 Hill St. last Wednesday. Neighbors said DeAbreu was at the house helping to load a box truck. The search warrant issued Monday seeks phone calls, text messages, instant messages, pic- tures, videos, emails and record- ings to DeAbreu’s cell phone fromApril 5 through the present. It is the fifth search warrant in- vestigators have obtained. No charges have been filed in Tyler’s death. District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis did not immediate- ly return a message for com- ment Monday afternoon. Investigators seek cell and text messages in Winstead shooting By EDWARD LEWIS [email protected] K THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 5A NEW YORK It’s official for Trade Center Workers have raised a steel column to the top of the building that’s been called the Freedom Tower to make it New York City’s tallest skyscraper. One World Trade Center is being built to replace the twin towers de- stroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks. It reached just over 1,250 feet on Monday. That’s just taller than the observation deck on the Empire State Building. And floors are still being added. HARRISBURG District against subpoena A central Pennsylvania school dis- trict on Monday asked the judge over- seeing Jerry Sandusky’s child sex-abuse case to throw out a defense subpoena seeking information that pertains to an alleged victim of the former Penn State assistant football coach. The motion by Lock Haven-based Keystone Central School District ar- gued that the subpoena was not lawful and asked Judge John Cleland to either invalidate it or issue a protective order. The dispute concerns the young man described as “Victim1” in court re- cords. A grand jury report issued in November said Victim1 had testified that he was molested repeatedly, alle- gations Sandusky has denied. Sandusky’s lawyers sent a subpoena to the district superintendent seeking numerous school records about the man, including IQ test results, dis- cipline records, grade reports, attend- ance records and certain investigative records, among other things. On Friday, the state attorney gener- al’s office said in a court filing that the defense team was improperly issuing subpoenas and using them for a fishing expedition. Prosecutors also objected to the defense including the names of alleged victims on the subpoenas. Earlier Monday, Cleland issued an order giving Sandusky’s lawyers until Thursday morning to respond. The judge said he would either rule based on the record or schedule oral argu- ment in the matter. NEW YORK Speeding cause of accident A speeding driver clipped a highway divider and damaged a tire before her SUV plunged off a highway and into a ravine on the grounds of the Bronx Zoo, killing three generations of a family, including three children, police said Monday. Maria Gonzalez was believed to have been driving 68 mph in a 50 mph zone when she bumped the concrete barrier between the two directions of the high- way and the left front tire went off kilter. Police said she was likely going with the flow of traffic on the Bronx River Parkway, which is often faster. The medical examiner’s office on Monday ruled the deaths accidental. Autopsies showed all seven died from blunt force trauma. Police have said all the occupants were wearing seatbelts. HAMPTON, VA. Leader: Pilots avoid F-22s An Air Force leader says some F-22 Raptor pilots are asking to be moved into other jobs because of a series of oxygen-deficit problems aboard the stealth fighter. The nation’s F-22 fighter jets were grounded for four months last year after pilots complained about experi- encing a lack of oxygen that can cause dizziness and blackouts. Air Force officials say they have taken steps to mitigate the problem, but they still haven’t pinpointed what’s causing the hypoxia-like symptoms. Hypoxia is when the body doesn’t receive enough oxygen. Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of the Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Va., said a small number of pilots have asked not to fly the jets or to be reassigned. I N B R I E F AP PHOTO Ironworkers AdamCross, left, and Ste- ven Cross connect a steel beambe- tween two columns at the top of One World Trade Center to make it NewYork City’s tallest skyscraper, Monday. HARRISBURG — State lawmakers on Monday returned to Harrisburg, where they will spend the coming weeks finalizing a budget and weighing how to lessen Gov. Tom Corbett’s pro- posed spending cuts with money left over from improving tax collections. Top Republican lawmakers were planning to attend a budget meeting at the governor’s official residence on Monday evening as they kicked off the final two months of the spring legisla- tive session and the state’s fiscal year af- ter three weeks away for primary elec- tions. The goodnews was the state’s tax col- lections in April were above the amount projected by Corbett and could help state government exceed the deficit projection in his overall budget plan by several hundred million dollars, legisla- tive staff said. But there is a long line of advocates working against proposed programcuts who are vying for lawmakers’ attention. For instance, advocates for the poor are protesting cuts that the state ex- pects to tally about $320 million by eliminating about $200 a month in cash for temporarily unemployed and dis- abled adults and by requiring them to work 100 hours a month to maintain a state-paid medical benefit. Michael Froehlich, a staff lawyer for Community Legal Services in Philadel- phia, said eliminating the temporary cash assistance for about 68,000 people will ensure that some of themend up in homeless shelters, which are also slated to get a big cut instate aid. It also makes little sense to require these same dis- abled people to work100 hours a month to maintain their medical benefit, he said. “Hopefully we caneducate legislators about this so they can see you can’t just overnight eliminate (the only source of income for) somebody who is unable to work ... and expect that you won’t see them turning to more expensive social services,” Froehlich said. Schools, social services and nursing homes are also in line for cuts under Corbett’s proposed budget. Counties, which administer a wide range of social services fromcare for the mentally ill to the homeless to neglect- ed and abused children, would have to do so with 20 percent, or $168 million, less. Public schools would lose a $100 mil- lion grant program, while Penn State, Temple, Pitt andPennsylvania’s14State System of Higher Education universi- ties would lose 25 percent, or $230 mil- lion. Nursing homes that treat the poor are fighting a cut of 4 percent, or $46 mil- lion, which actually would reach $102 million when the loss of federal Medi- caid matching funds is included, an in- dustry lobbying association said. There are lots of smaller proposed cuts that are getting attention, too. One is Corbett’s proposed elimination of the $3.3 million school nutrition incentive program that a nonprofit group of re- tired military members named Mission: Readiness wants restored to encourage higher nutritional standards in schools and combat rising youth obesity rates. In February, Corbett proposed a hold- the-line budget of $27.1 billion for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and project- ed a $719 million shortfall expected in the current fiscal year. Pa. budget to be finalized soon State’s tax collections in April, which were above projected totals, could lessen budget cuts. By MARC LEVY Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Monday stopped Texas from preventing Planned Parent- hood from getting state funds throughthe Women’s HealthPro- gram, but the state immediately appealed. U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel in Austin ruled there is sufficient evidence that a law banning Planned Parenthood from the program is unconstitutional. He imposed an injunction against enforcing it until he can hear full arguments. Texas Attorney Gen- eral Greg Abbott appealed Yea- kel’s decision to the 5th U.S. Cir- cuit Court of Appeals, askingthat it remove the injunction. The lawpassed last year by the Republican-controlled Legisla- ture forbids state agencies from providing funds to an organiza- tion affiliated with abortion pro- viders. Texas law already re- quired that groups receiving fed- eral or state funding be legally and financially separate from clinics that perform abortions. Eight Planned Parenthood clinics that do not provide abor- tions sued over the new law. The clinics say it unconstitutionally restricts their freedom of speech and association to qualify to take part in state health programs. The judge accepted Planned Parenthood’s argument that ban- ning the organization from the program would leave women without access to clinics for basic health services and check-ups. “The court is particularly influ- enced by the potential for imme- diate loss of access to necessary medical services by several thou- sand Texas women,” Yeakel wrote in his ruling. “The record before the court at this juncture reflects uncertainty as to the con- tinued viability of the Texas Women’s Health Program.” Texas officials have said that if the state is forced to include Planned Parenthood, they will likely shut down the program that serves basic health care and contraception to 130,000 poor women. Yeakel acknowledged that was a risk. “The court observes that if the federal funds are phasedout, Tex- as does not provide another source of funds, and the Women’s Health Program terminates, the controversy nowbefore the court may be of no consequence,” he wrote. The Women’s Health Program was established to provide care for poor women who would not otherwise qualify for Medicaid. It supplies cancer screenings, an- nual exams, and access to birth control. Decision in Texas favors Planned Parenthood Texas looks to keep group from getting state funds through Women’s Health Program. By CHRIS TOMLINSON Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama gave a steely defense of his hand- ling of the raid that killed Osama bin La- denandhis use of it toburnishhis re-elec- tion credentials a year later, saying Mon- day that it is appropriate to mark an anni- versary that Republicans charge is being turned into a campaign bumper sticker. He then jumped at the chance to por- tray presumed Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney as unprepared to make the kind of hard call required to send U.S. forces on that highly risky mis- sion. Without mentioning Romney by name, Obama recommended looking at people’s previous statements on the man- hunt for the 9/11 mastermind. Obama’s re-electionteamhas seizedon a quote from Romney in 2007, when he said it was not worth moving heaven and earth to go after one person. On Monday, Romney said he “of course” would have ordered bin Laden killed, but his cam- paign criticized Obama for turning the successful death raid to political gain. “I assume that people meant what they said when they said it,” Obama said at a White House news conference. “That’s beenat least my practice. I saidthat I’dgo after bin Laden if we had a clear shot at him, and I did. If there are others who have said one thing and now suggest they’d do something else, then I’d go ahead and let them explain it.” Obama is using the May 2 anniversary to help maximize a political narrative that portrays him as bold and decisive. Romney has sought to cast Obama as weak and too quick to compromise on other foreign policy matters, including Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Obama and his national security team will be featured in an NBC prime-time special Wednesday night that recon- structs the operation from inside the White House Situation Room. Romney and his advisers suggested Monday that the decision to order the raid was an easy one. “Even Jimmy Carter would have given that order,” Romney said Monday follow- ing a campaign appearance in New Hampshire. Romney probably meant that as a jabat the Democratic record on foreign policy generally, but invoking Carter may ac- tually cloud Romney’s message. Carter demonstrated how dangerous and politically perilous such decisions canbe whenhe orderedanattempt tores- cue American hostages held in Iran. The1980missionendedwiththe death of eight servicemen and the loss of sever- al American helicopters. The hostage cri- sis lasted more than a year and helped de- ny Carter a second term. A spokeswoman for Carter did not im- mediately respond to a request for com- ment. AP PHOTO In a photo from May 2, 2011, a man in Cleveland walks past a newspaper box with the headline ‘Bin Laden Dead.’ Obama: It’s not time to celebrate President says anniversary of death of Osama bin Laden should be time of reflection, but takes jab at Romney. The Associated Press BEIRUT—Infreshattacks onsymbols of state power, twin suicide bombs ex- ploded Monday near a government secu- rity compound in northern Syria and rockets struck the central bank inDamas- cus, killing nine people and wounding 100. The regime and the opposition traded blame, accusing each other of dooming a UnitedNations plantocalmviolence that has largely failed so far. The head of the U.N. observer mission acknowledged that his force cannot solve the country’s crisis alone and urged both sides to stop fighting. The attacks are the latest in a series of suicide bombings that started in Decem- ber and have mostly targeted Syrian mil- itary and intelligence positions. The regime routinely blames the oppo- sition, which denies having a role or the capability to carry out such attacks. After other similar bombings, U.S. officials sug- gested al-Qaida militants may be joining the fray, andanal-Qaida-inspiredIslamist group has claimed responsibility for pre- vious attacks in Syria. The powerful blasts, which blew two craters in the ground and ripped the fa- cade off a multistory building, came a day after Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, the head of the observer mission, took up his post in Damascus. “Ten, 30, 300 or 1,000 observers will not solve all problems,” he told reporters Monday. “So everyone has to help us achieve this mission.” More than 9,000 people have been killed in the13-month crisis, according to the U.N. An April 12 cease-fire agreement has helped reduce violence, but fighting per- sists, and U.N. officials have singled out the Syrian regime as the main aggressor. Anadvanceteamof 16U.N. observers is on the ground to try to salvage the truce, which is part of a broader plan by special envoy Kofi Annan to launch talks be- tweenPresident Bashar Assadandhis op- ponents. By mid-May, the teamis to grow to 100, but U.N. officials have not said when a full 300-member contingent is to be deployed. Monday’s bombs went off in the north- erncity of Idlib, anoppositionstronghold that government troops recaptured in a military offensive earlier this year. TV footage of the aftermath from the blasts showedtornflesh, burned-out cars, twist- ed debris and pavement stained with blood. New attacks target Syrian power symbols By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press AP PHOTO Anti-Syrian regime mourners carry the body of activist Nour al-Zahraa, 23, who was shot by Syrian security forces on Sun- day, during his funeral proc- ession, in the Kfar Suseh area, in Damascus, Syria. ➛ N A T I O N & W O R L D The Times Leader publish- es free obituaries, which have a 27-line limit, and paid obituaries, which can run with a photograph. A funeral home representative can call the obituary desk at (570) 829-7224, send a fax to (570) 829-5537 or e-mail to tlo- [email protected]. If you fax or e-mail, please call to confirm. Obituaries must be submitted by 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Obituaries must be sent by a funeral home or crematory, or must name who is hand- ling arrangements, with address and phone number. 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You must register for your free burial space. 1-800-578-9547 Ext. 6001 G enetti’s AfterFu nera lLu ncheons Sta rting a t$7.95 p erp erson H otelBerea vem entRa tes 825.6477 MRS. MARGARET (PEGGY) BRIGGS, of Duryea, passed away Monday at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending from the Bernard J. Pion- tek Funeral Home Inc., 204 Main St., Duryea. LUCY C. ORKWIS, 79, of Pitt- ston Township, passed away Mon- day, April 30, 2012 in Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pendingfromthe Peter J. Adonizio Funeral Home, 251WilliamStreet, Pittston. S ophia J. Barna, of Dallas, passed away peacefully at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas, on Sunday, April 29, 2012. It was her 90th birth- day. Born in Wilkes-Barre on April 29, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John and Agnes Dural Janick of Wilkes-Barre. She was a graduate of the James M. Coughlin High School. Sophia served in the U.S. Coast Guardas a SeamanFirst Class during World War II and was honor- ably discharged in 1945. She received a certificate from the Fine Arts School of Sewing in Wilkes-Barre. She also received a di- ploma from the Wyoming Valley School of Garment Manufacturing Inc. in 1952. She completed 1,260 hours inthe course of Power Sewing Machine Operations. She then pur- sued a career as a seamstress and al- so was a nurse’s aide for many years until her retirement. Sophia was a faithful and devout member of The Holy Assumptionof Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, North Main Street, Wilkes- Barre. She was involved with St. Ni- cholas Apostolate Rosary, and the Ladies First Catholic Slovak Associ- ation. She was a member of the Plains American Legion Post 558, the Joseph E. Colon Post. Sophia loved spending time with her many grandchildren and great- grandchildren. They brought her much joy and pride. She also en- joyed crocheting and making blan- kets and scarves for her friends and family. She kept her mind sharp for many years by doing her daily cross- word puzzles. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joseph Barna, of 29 years; her sisters, Julia andJohanna Bilski; her brothers, Joseph, Anthony, Paul, Frank and Stanley Janick; her beloved grandson, Robert A. Barna. Surviving are her sons, Joseph G. and his wife, Elizabeth, Wapwallo- pen; Robert J. and his wife Diane, Dallas; James J.and his wife Ruth Ann, Harveys Lake; grandchildren, Brenda, Laurie, Joseph, Jacqueline, Christopher, James, and Christina; great-grandchildren, Emily, Jacob, Justin and Andrew. Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from the Si- mon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136 Maffett St., Plains, withthe Office of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in the Holy Assumption of Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, with the Very Rev. James G. Hayer, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Ma- ry’s Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Lake Street, Dallas. Family and friends may call Thursday from2 to 4 p.m. and from 7to9p.m. AParastas Servicewill be held at 3 p.m.with the Very Rev. James G. Hayer as celebrant. Sophia J. Barna April 29, 2012 Charles J. “Charlie” Coo- lidge, Sr., born July 21, 1926, passed away April 25, 2012. He was born in West Pittston. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 2, from5 to 8 p.m. at Waltrip Funeral Home, 1415 Campbell Road, Hous- ton, Texas. Funeral service will take place Thursday, May3, at 9:45 a.m. at Houston National Cemete- ry. Please visit www.waltripfuner- aldirectors.com, where you may viewservice information and writ- ten tributes may be left to the fam- ily. Charles J. “Charlie” Coolidge, Sr. April 25, 2012 F rancis G. (Frank) Matushek, 93, a resident of Swoyersville, passed away peacefully on Sunday afternoon, April 29, 2012 at the Riv- erstreet Manor, Wilkes-Barre, where he was a guest for the past four years. His loving wife is Mary (Gula) Matushek. Together, Frank and Ma- ry would have celebrated their 72st wedding anniversary on May 14, 2012. Born on April 23, 1919 in Swoyersville, Frank was the son of the late Rudolph and Mary (Krakos- ky) Matushek. A United States Army Veteran, Frank honorably served his country during World War II. During his time of service, he was decorated with the American Service Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. Upon his honorable discharge on March 26, 1946, Frank had attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. Prior tohis retirement, Frankwas employed for many years as meat cutter for Acme Markets. A man of faith, Frank was a life- long member of Holy Trinity Ro- man Catholic Church, Swoyersville. Additionally, he was a life member of the American Legion, Andrew Lawrence Post 644, Swoyersville. Family was the center of Frank’s life and he cherished each moment he had with his loved ones. He will forever be rememberedfor his smile and for being a devoted husband, fa- ther, grandfather and great-grandfa- ther. In addition to his parents, Ru- dolph and Mary Matushek, Frank was preceded in death by his daugh- ter, Ruth J. Jescavage, who passed away in 2010; his son, Thomas F. Matushek, who passed away in 1973; his brothers and sisters. In addition to his wife, Mary, Frank is survived by his grandchil- dren, JohnJescavageJr., of Swoyers- ville; Janine Jescavage, of Hudson, Massachusetts; Janet Bellows and her husband Scott, of Howell, New Jersey; Joyce Eichhorn and her hus- band James, of Plains; his great- grandchildren, Connor Bellows, Madison Bellows, Abigail Bellows and MatthewDeBiase; and his step- great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are re- spectfully invited to attend the funeral which will be conducted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 10 a.m. from the Wroblewski Funeral Home, Inc., 1442 Wyoming Avenue, Forty Fort, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, 116 Hughes Street, Swoyersville, with the Reverend Joseph J. Pisa- neschi, his Pastor, officiating. Interment with the Rite of Com- mittal will follow in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Swoyersville, where Mil- itary Honors will be accordedby the United States Army. Family and friends are invited to call on Wednesday from9 to10 a.m. at the funeral home. For additional information or to send the Matushek family an online message of condolence, you may visit the funeral home website www.wroblewskifuneralhome.com. Francis G. (Frank) Matushek April 29, 2012 WILLIAM J. BINIEK, of Plains Township, passed away Monday morning at his residence. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday’s edition of the news- paper. Arrangements are by the Michael J. Mikelski Funeral Home, 293 South River Street, Plains. S usie Bonanni, 97, of Plains Township, passed away Sunday morning at Geisinger Wyoming Val- ley Hospital, Plains. Born in Scranton, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Amelia (Cocchini) Marzocchi. She was employed as a seamstress for Joan Dress of Plains Township. She was a member of the I.L.G.W.U. She was preceded in death by her husbandPaul Bonanni; her sonPaul (Piey) Bonanni; great-granddaught- er Cassidy Thomas, sister Celia Shandra, and her brother Dino Ma- zarki. Surviving are her daughters, Emily Butch and her husband Tho- mas, Plains; JoanBarba andher hus- band Joseph, Pittston; daughter-in- law Marie Bonanni, Dushore; her grandchildren, Susan Schintz, Tho- mas Butch, Jr., Rochelle Meek, Sue Ann Shamnoski, Joseph Barba, Ma- rie Bonanni, Paula Robinson, and Damoni Pedro; 11 great-grandchil- dren; six great-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Dr. James Brunoandhis staff for the excellent care of Susie over the years, and the staff of the 6th Floor at Geisinger Wyoming Valley for their wonderful care of Susie. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Italian In- dependent Cemetery, West Wyom- ing. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements by the Corcoran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains. Memorial donations may be made to The American Cancer So- ciety, 712 S. Keyser Avenue, Taylor, PA 18517 or the charity of one’s choice in Susie’s memory. Onlinecondolences maybemade at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com. Susie Bonanni April 29, 2012 M ary Soska, 84, of Pittston, passed away Sunday morning, April 29, 2012 in Highland Manor, Exeter. Born in Pittston, on April 20, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Bessy (Picone’) Mar- cino. She attended Pittston City schools, andwas employedinthear- ea garment factories. She was a member of the I..L.G.W.U. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank C. Soska in 2007; in- fant son Thomas in 1955, sister Adriana; brothers, Angelo and Libo- rio. Surviving are her son Frank A. Soska and his wife Judy, and her daughter Adrianne Perks and her husband Larry, all of Pittston. Also surviving are her six grandchildren, Frank Soska, U.S. Air Force, and his wife Scarlett, California; Matthew Soska and his wife Heather, King- ston; Robert A. Simonson, N.C. Na- tional Guard, Lenoir, N.C.; Danielle M. Simonson, Wilkes-Barre; Rebec- ca Perks, Phoenix, Ariz., and Brian Perks and his wife Jenn, Pittston Township; two great-granddaught- ers, Lillianna Marie and Aurora El- izabetta Soska, daughters of Frank and Scarlett; sister Carmella Rinal- doni andher husbandLeo, Moscow, Pa. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in St. John the Evangelist Church, Wil- liamStreet, Pittston. Interment will be held in St. John the Baptist Cem- etery, Exeter. There will be no call- ing hours. Arrangements are by the Corco- ran Funeral Home, Inc., 20 South Main Street, Plains. Memorial donations may be made to St. Ann’s Basilica 1250 Saint Ann Street, Scranton, PA 18504. Onlinecondolences maybemade at www.corcoranfuneralhome.com. Mary Soska April 29, 2012 ADAMS – Kathy, funeral services 11 a.m. today in the Wyalusing United Methodist Church, Church Street, Wyalusing. BARNA – Sophia, funeral services 9 a.m. Friday in the Simon S. Russin Funeral Home, 136 Maf- fett St., Plains. Office of Chris- tian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Assumption of Saint Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Parastas Service at 3 p.m. BONANNI – Susie, graveside 10 a.m. Thursday in the Italian Independent Cemetery, West Wyoming. There will be no calling hours. BOYANOSKI – Eleanor, funeral services 10:30 a.m. today in the Lokuta-Zawacki Funeral Home, 200 Wyoming Ave., Dupont. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.. in Sacred Heart Church, Dupont. BURKO – Walter Sr., funeral 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Mark V. Yanaitis Funeral Home, 55 Stark St., Plains. Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Ss. Peter and Paul Church, Plains. Friends may call 8:30 a.m. to time of ser- vices. FEDEROWICZ – Matilda, Memorial Mass 11 a.m. Saturday, May 19, in All Saints Parish, Plymouth. HELLER – Martin, memorial service 6 p.m. today and Shiva 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thurs- day in Temple B’nai B’rith, Kingston. KUZYNSKI – Helen, funeral 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 728 Main St., Avoca. Mass of Chris- tian Burial at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Dupont. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. today. LIEB – Ann, Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. today in Gate of Heaven Church, Dallas. Friends may call 9 a.m. to time of ser- vices at the church. MARCHAKITUS – Lorraine, cele- bration of life 6:30 p.m. Wednes- day in McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 S. Washing- ton St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. MATTEI – Frank, funeral Mass 10 a.m. Thursday in Ss. Peter & Paul Parish, 13 Hudson Road, Plains. Friends may call 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Graziano Funeral Home, Inc., 700 Town- ship Blvd., Pittston Township. MATUSHEK – Francis, funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Wroblew- ski Funeral Home, Inc., 1442 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort. Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Trinity Church, Swoyers- ville. Friends may call 9 to 10 a.m. at the funeral home. MCGEEVER – James, celebration of life 3 p.m. Sunday, May 13, in the grove at McGeever’s Pond. NEWCOMB – Vivian, funeral ser- vices 10 a.m. today in the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home, Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown. REILLY – Margaret, funeral service 9 a.m. today in the Lehman Family Funeral Service, Inc., 403 Berwick Street, White Haven. Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Patrick’s Church, White Haven. TUSCHER – James, funeral Mass 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Hope Parish, Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until ser- vices begin. FUNERALS F rank Mattei, age 80, of Plains, passed away peacefully sur- rounded by his family on April 30, 2012. The only child of the late Marino and Celeste Mattei, Frank was born in Pergola, Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1947. After graduation from Plains High School, Frank served in the U.S. Ar- my from1953 to 1955. Upon return from the U.S. Army, Frankinitiatedhis life-longcareer in retail and proudly owned and oper- ated Penn-Lee Footwear from 1981 through 2003. Frankandhis wife of 54years, An- na, were residents of Plains, and members of Ss. Peter &Paul Cathol- ic church. Frank was always an ac- tive individual andproudly support- edthe Rotary clubcharities over the years, including the Rotary Interna- tional student exchange program. FrankandAnna enjoyedtraveling back to Italy during their vacations toreconnect withfamilyandfriends in center Italy. Frank is survived by his wife, An- na (Biscontini); daughter, Maria (husbandPatrickFlynn); son, Frank (wife Susan) and three grandchil- dren, Violeta, Daniella andJulianna. Viewing will be Wednesday, May 2, 2012 from5 to 8 p.m. at Graziano Funeral Home, Inc., 700 Township Boulevard, Pittston Township. Funeral Mass is Thurs- day, May 3, 2012 at 10 a.m. at Ss. Pe- ter & Paul Parish, 13 Hudson Road, Plains. Interment Services will fol- low at Memorial Shrine Park of Northeastern PA. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Frank’s name to the FoodPantryof Ss. Peter andPaul, 13 Hudson Road, Plains, PA, 18705 or the Rotary Club of Plains (c/o Ben Berrini) 9 Birch Avenue, Plains, PA 18705. To submit online condolences or for directions, please visit Graziano- FuneralHome.com. Frank Mattei April 30, 2012 WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following: • Henry Jones of Kingston was issued citations on public drunk- enness and disorderly conduct after he caused a disturbance in the Midtown Village Plaza early Saturday morning. Jones was combative with patrons of a downtown establishment and disruptive. He refused to stop making unreasonable noise when ordered by police and showed signs of intoxication. Jones was arrested and trans- ported to police headquarters where he was held until sober because he could not contact a sober adult for his release, police said. Police filed the citations Monday with District Judge Rick Cro- nauer in Wilkes-Barre. • Anthony Lawrence of Carey Avenue was issued a citation on public drunkenness after he was intoxicated in the area of 125 N. Sherman St. early Saturday morning. Police filed the citation Monday with District Judge Martin Kane in Wilkes-Barre. PLAINS TWP. – Township police Sunday reported the following: • Police said Frank J. Sardo of Apple Street, Dunmore, was issued citations on dangerous burning, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after he set fire to a stack of horse racing programs on a counter inside the Mohegan Sun Casino at Pocono Downs around 7 a.m. Sunday. Police filed the citations Monday with District Judge Diana Malast in Plains Township. COLLEY TWP. – Three students at Red Rock Job Corps in Sullivan County were charged after a fight at the facility on Sunday. State police at Laporte said Charell D. Ackerman, 20, and Shadira B. Gardner, 19, both from Philadel- phia, and Brianna L. Rivera, 20, of Reading, were charged with aggravated assault and simple assault. Further details were not released. HANOVER TWP. – Township police reported the following: • Township police said they cited Sinclair Saunders, 18, of Mary Street, John Fahey, 19, of Sively Street, Eugene Suda, 18, of Lee Park Avenue, and two 17-year-old males with underage drinking after a traffic stop on Friday. The citations were filed Monday with District Judge Joseph Halesey in Hanover Township. • Police said they investigated gunfire in the 600 block of Hanover Village apartments at about 4:30 a.m. Sunday. Shell casings were found on the ground. POLICE BLOTTER SANTA ANA, Calif. — Nadya Suleman — known as “Octo- mom” —filedbankruptcy papers on Monday here in federal court. Suleman’s debt could be as much as $1 million — 20 times more than her net worth, accord- ing to court documents. The mother of 14 has up to $50,000 in assets. “I have had to make some very difficult decisions this year, and filing Chapter 7 was one of them,” Suleman, 36, saidthrough an email sent by her manager, Gi- na Rodriguez. “But I have to do what is best for mychildren, andI need a fresh start.” Under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a court-appointed trustee will go through and liquidate whatever assets Suleman has that can be used to pay off her creditors. Debtors like Suleman typically receive a discharge from most of their debts in a Chapter 7 bank- ruptcy case, according to the fed- eral courts website. The court will gothroughSule- man’s finances — including her debts and her current income — to make sure she is not abusing the protections of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Suleman gave birth to eight ba- bies inJanuary 2009 after already having six. All of the children were conceived through fertility treatments. 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The U.S. and its military partners are working more closely with Afghan troops in preparation for handing off se- curity responsibility to them by the end of 2014. In recent weeks an Afghan sol- dier opened fire on a group of Americansoldiers but missedthe group entirely. The Americans quickly shot him to death. Not a word about this was reported by the International Security Assist- ance Force, or ISAF, as the coali- tionis formally known. It was dis- closed to the AP by a U.S. official who was granted anonymity in order to give a fuller picture of the “insider” problem. ISAF also said nothing about last week’s attack in which two Afghan policemen in Kandahar province fired on U.S. soldiers, wounding two. Reporters learnedof it fromAfghanofficials and from U.S. officials in Wash- ington. The two Afghan police- men were shot to death by the Americans present. Just last Wednesday, an attack that killed a U.S. Army special forces soldier, Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Brittonmihalo, 25, of Simi Val- ley, Calif., also wounded three other American soldiers. The death was reported by ISAF as an insider attack, but it made no mention of the wounded — or that an Afghan civilian also was killed. The attacker was an Afghan special forces soldier who opened fire with a machine gun at a base in Kandahar province. He was killed by return fire. That attack apparently was the first by a member of the Afghan special forces, who are more closely vetted than conventional Afghan forces and are often de- scribed by American officials as the most effective and reliable in the Afghan military. Coalition officials do not dis- pute that such non-fatal attacks happen, but they have not provid- ed a full accounting. The insider threat has existed for years but has grown more deadly. Last year there were 21fa- tal attacks that killed 35 coalition service members, according to ISAF figures. That compares with 11 fatal attacks and 20 deaths the previous year. In 2007 and 2008 there were a combined total of four attacks and four deaths. ISAF has released brief de- scriptions of each of the fatal at- tacks for 2012 but says similar in- formation for fatal attacks in 2011 is considered classified and therefore cannot be released. MarkJacobson, aninternation- al affairs expert at the German Marshall Fund in Washington and a former deputy NATO se- nior civilian representative in Af- ghanistan, said attacks of all types are cause for worry. “You have to build up trust when working with partners, and years of trust can be destroyed in just a minute,” Jacobson said. No matter what the motivation of the Afghan attacker, “it threatens the partnership.” Until now there has been little public notice of non-fatal insider attacks, even though they would appear to reflect the same deadly intent as that of Afghans who manage to succeed in killing their foreign partners. Jamie Graybeal, an ISAF spokesman in Kabul, disclosed Monday in response to repeated APrequests that in addition to10 fatal insider attacks so far this year, there have been two others that resulted in no deaths or in- juries, plus one attack that result- edinwounded, for a total of 13 at- tacks. The three non-fatal attacks had not previously been report- ed. Graybeal also disclosed that in most of the10fatal attacks a num- ber of other ISAF troops were wounded. By policy, the fact that the attacks resulted in wounded as well as a fatality is not report- ed, he said. Asked to explain why non-fatal insider attacks are not reported, Graybeal said the coalition does not disclose thembecause it does not have consent from all coali- tion governments to do so. “All releases must be consis- tent with the national policies of troop contributing nations,” Graybeal said. Graybeal said a new review of this year’s data showed that the 10 fatal attacks resulted in the deaths of 19 ISAF service mem- bers. His office had previously said the death total was 18. Most of those killedthis year have been Americans but France, Britain and other coalition member countries also have suffered fatal- ities. Graybeal said each attack in 2012 and2011was “anisolatedin- cident and has its own underly- ing circumstances and motives.” Just last May, however, anunclas- sified internal ISAF study, called “ACrisis of Trust andCultural In- compatibility,” concluded, “Such fratricide-murder incidents are no longer isolated; they reflect a growing systemic threat.” It said many attacks stemmed from Af- ghangrievances relatedtocultur- al and other conflicts with U.S. troops. Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi, spokesman for the Afghan De- fense Ministry, said the army has tightened its monitoring of sol- diers’ activities recently and, in some cases, taken action to stop insider attacks. Insider says U.S. hiding attacks All the times Afghan soldiers, police open fire on U.S., other foreign troops not reported. By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer AP PHOTO/RAHMAT GUL A wounded member of the Afghan police reaction force waits for treatment in Alingar, Laghman province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday. A bomb exploded next to the opium poppy fields dur- ing a poppy eradication campaign in Alingar, wounding two Afghan police reaction forces, police officials said. Afghanistan supplies most of the world’s opium. Frank McCabe said even if an agreement is reached with a de- fendant at a preliminary hearing, the agreement is open for review by District Attorney Stefanie Sa- lavantis and/or First Assistant District Attorney Sam Sangue- dolce. “A deal can be vetoed by the district attorney,” McCabe said. “I’ve never seen an agreement reached at that level (prelimina- ry hearing) and subsequent change in review,” said Amesbu- ry, who was a magisterial district judge for 10 years before being elected to the Court of Common Pleas in 2009. “I see problems here.” “If an assistant district attor- ney doesn’t have the authority, why enter an agreement?” Yeag- er asked. Amesbury is scheduled to meet with Salavantis or Sangue- dolce today before he renders a decision about Kozloski’s charg- es. Salavantis did not return a message for comment on Mon- day. ASSISTANT Continued from Page 3A NANTICOKE – A man terror- ized his former girlfriend and her three children by holding them captive in their apartment with a boxcutter andamachete, accord- ing to charges filed. Yajaria DeJesus claimedBenja- min Artache, 22, entered her Apollo Circle apartment Friday morning and assaulted her in front of her three children. She allegedArtache rippedher clothing from her body and punched her in the head several times and told her not to pursue prior assault charges against him. Police said Artache was arrest- ed just after 11 a.m. Saturday when he attempted to escape the apartment. Artache was arraigned Sunday by District Judge Donald Whit- taker on five counts each of reck- less endangerment and unlawful restraint, four counts of kidnap- ping, two counts each of simple assault and terroristic threats, and one count each of burglary, criminal trespass, intimidationof a witness or victim, resisting ar- rest, stalking and criminal mis- chief. He remained jailed Monday at theLuzerneCountyCorrectional Facility for lack of $150,000 bail. Police charged Artache with simple assault and trespassing charges when he allegedly as- saultedDeJesusat her apartment on April 23. He was ordered to stay out of the apartment com- plex. According to the latest crimi- nal complaint: DeJesus claimed Artache locked her and her children in a bedroomon Friday, yelling at her not totestifyorpursuetheassault charges against him. She alleged Artache pointed the machete at her saying, “Someone was going to die tonight.” DeJesus said Artache spat in her face, punched her several times and smashed a soda can against her head, the criminal complaint says. Policewerenotifiedof adomes- tic dispute at the apartment by a neighbor just after 11 a.m. Satur- day. Police said a person in the apartmentgave“non-verbal cues” signaling they were in distress. Artache attempted to escape by jumping out a second-floor window. He was arrested when he walked down the interior stairs, police said. Police allege in the criminal complaint Artache struggled withofficers anddamageda door on the cruiser. Apreliminaryhearingis sched- uled on May 9 before Whittaker. By EDWARD LEWIS [email protected] Nanticoke man charged with machete terrorizing WILKES-BARRE–Atempora- ry protection-from-abuse order was issued Monday against a Forty Fort attorney who previ- ously ran for Luzerne County judge. Judge Michael Vough issued the order against attorney Mi- chael Pendolphi of Shavertown based on allegations made against himby his wife, Sharon. Pendolphi was one of 17 attor- neys whoranfor aseat ontheLu- zerne County bench in the May 2009 primary. He did not secure anominationforthegeneral elec- tion because he did not garner enough votes on either the Re- publican or Democratic ballots. The PFApetition filed by Sha- ron Pendolphi claims Michael Pendolphi has been verbally and physicallyabusivetowardher for years. Most recently, Sharon Pendol- phi claims her husband accosted her at alocal bar onApril 20, call- ing her names and threaten- ing her and friends who were with her. She also claims he has physically as- saulted and threatenedherinthepast, telling her that “no one in Luzerne County will touch me.” Contacted Monday, Michael Pendolphi denied the allega- tions. He noted the order signed by Vough was a temporary order based solely on his wife’s word. “I adamantly deny all the alle- gations against me. I look for- ward to my day in court to exon- erate myself and my name,” Pen- dolphi said. Pendolphi notedhealsofileda protection from abuse petition against his wife. A copy of that petitionhadnot beenscannedin- to the Prothonotary office’s on- line database as of Monday eve- ning and could not be obtained. Vough scheduled a hearing on Sharon Pendolphi’s petition for May10at 9a.m. Ajudgethenwill decide whether a permanent or- der should be issued. 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We get away with being an irresponsible parent, the child is allowed the privilege of getting a license and the charge that the child gets is a tap on the wrist. Well, from my experience, this will not sit well. I think if a young driver gets in- volved in any type of accident, minor or major, while driving with or without a permit, that child’s privileges automatical- ly should be flagged just as an adult driver and the matter handled in the court sys- tem, whether district or county court. The system gets “worked,” and those who suffer are the ones who lie in hospi- tals without being able to say a word and whose lives have been lost. I’m not exactly sure where I am headed with this, but I know it is the start of some- thing and I will need the support of my friends in order for a change. Paula Pardini Ashley Kingston writer questions demolition of park wall I reacted with complete dismay when I learned that Kingston borough apparent- ly demolished the cinderblock and con- crete wall that used to stand in James S. Keiper Memorial Park. The park, more commonly known as Hamilton Park, is a safe and quiet resi- dential gathering place that offers a play- ground, basketball courts, baseball fields, tennis courts and a swimming pool. To many people, however, the main appeal the park had to offer was that wall. By my estimation the structure was approximately 20 feet wide and 20 feet high. The white lines on the ground in- dicate that its designed purpose was for tennis practice. Park goers also used it for a variety of activities, including as a back- stop for Wiffle ball games and, most com- monly, for handball. Since this solid structure was safe and did not present an eyesore, one must won- der why the borough would destroy such a popular attraction. Unfortunately, xeno- phobia is the only logical reason that I can deduce. You see, the vast majority of peo- ple to enjoy this structure were of Hispanic descent. There were times when dozens of His- panics would use the park to grill food, play catch and shoot baskets. But the cen- terpiece that brought them to the park was that wall and the handball games that they would play for hours at a time. Nearly every summer day they would be there from late afternoon until the park’s close, even longer on weekends. During these times, I never noticed any vandalism, violence or any other form of inappropri- ate behavior. Only their ethnicity made them stand out. Bill Reznak Kingston Education about, access to healthier lunches needed I n response to the article “Pricier lunches could be on area schools’ September menu” (April 21): Working in a school, I was shocked by the school lunches that hardly resembled food, even in an affluent town in Northern California. For the many children who participate in free or reduced lunch programs, school lunch might be their best opportunity to eat a complete meal and to learn about nutritious food; any measure to improve that opportunity should be welcomed. As a former teacher and current nursing student, I can attest to the benefit of ade- quate nourishment for children. I taught many students who came to school hun- gry, getting sugar cereal from the school or snacks paid for out of teachers’ own pock- ets, and who would go home to eat fast- food or packaged snacks for dinner. As parents know, it is certainly hard for kids to focus while experiencing swinging blood sugar levels, and I witnessed these children having a harder time performing academically, athletically and socially. In addition, the long-term individual and societal health care costs of poor nutrition outweigh a slight increase in lunch prices. If waste of good food is a concern, isn’t that just an indicator we need to improve knowledge about affordable, healthy food in tandem with improving access? Arielle Bivas School of Nursing The University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, Calif. Council should respect views of meeting speakers R epeated issues come up during Lu- zerne County Council meetings and, in time, seemingly become boring to some council members. But when a child or young adult express- es an opinion, all respect should be shown for their interest in communal endeavors. At the April 10 council meeting, body language and rolling eyes by a few mem- bers denoted disinterest when a 16-year- old boy and his mother had the courage to speak about saving the Hotel Sterling in Wilkes-Barre. This young man, with family members and a support group, have dedi- cated much time in the past two years, protesting to save something in which they believe: our historical sites. My interest is in getting answers to questions such as these: Who was the beneficiary from the sale or auction of antique fixtures from the hotel? For what, and by whom, was the $6 million in tax- payer funds spent by the “faceless” mem- bers of CityVest, who never show up at public meetings? Who is going to take responsibility for why this historical building was left to decay, when a roof would have preserved the interior? Why? Elaine Givens Plymouth Reader hopes to help nightmare sufferers O ne of the major symptoms of post- traumatic stress disorder is night- mares. Dreaming is an inherent quality of the mind. We all are susceptible to nightmares to a certain degree. What amazes me is that certain medications they use to treat post-traumatic stress disorder cause night- mares. I suffered from nightmares for many years, and it took me more than 50 to find that there were many things that triggered them, such as sugar, alcohol, prescription medications, fermented foods, canned foods (probably the preservatives), certain fruits, certain spices, odors and anything that was burned such as toast, pretzels, fried meat, etc. I kept a record of what I ate and drank. I then avoided anything I found that triggered these nightmares. I recently have suggested to many re- search centers that the things I found con- cerning nightmares could be applied to research on post-traumatic stress disorder. And it would seem to me that people who are having nightmares associated with post-traumatic stress disorder would great- ly benefit. Jacob Corney Edwardsville MAIL BAG LETTERS FROM READERS Letters to the editor must include the writer’s name, address and daytime phone number for verification. Letters should be no more than 250 words. We reserve the right to edit and limit writers to one published letter every 30 days. • Email: [email protected] • Fax: 570-829-5537 • Mail: Mail Bag, The Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA1871 1 SEND US YOUR OPINION K THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 9A T HE Pennsylvania pri- mary was generally a quiet affair with a dis- appointing turnout. But the fewwhotrekkedtothe polls got a dry run of the com- pulsory voter ID law that will come into play in November. Voters were allowed to vote last week without ID, but poll workers were supposed to ask for it anyway to get people used to the idea. Everybody must show ID from now on. This is the underlying ab- surdity of the new law, a Re- publican-engineered fix to no apparent problem. Because the real motive seems to be to discourage poor voters who might not have ID – a group more likely to favor Demo- crats – the lawpassed the Leg- islature only after rancorous debate. On Tuesday the initial re- views were mixed – some vot- ers were content, others an- noyed. November will be the real test of the law and the voters’ patience. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette OTHER OPINION: ELECTION DRY RUN It’s mixed reviews for voter ID trial G ETTHEexecutives at thegluefactoryonthe phone. WithGov. TomCor- bett at the reins, it won’t be long before Pennsylvania’s horse rac- ing industry goes belly up, ac- cording to critics of his latest budget proposal. They say the governor’s plan to strip $72 mil- lion in state support to the equine sport in the next fiscal year, ontopof prior cuts, will re- verse huge strides to reinvigor- ate the Keystone State’s horse tracks in recent years using rev- enue from casinos’ slots machines. Horsebreeders and others perturbed by the development are expected to testify Wednesday before a Senate Democratic Policy Committee in Harrisburg. Regardless of whether you’ve ever wagered on a pony or worked at a track, this issue should draw your interest be- cause it exemplifies our state lawmakers’ apparent inability tocraft a strategy andthenstick with it. (Or in other words, they’re prone to switching horses in mid-race.) Around 2004, to advance their pushfor the legalizationof casinos inPennsylvania, certain legislators dangled this carrot: About 12 percent of gross tax revenues from the gaming in- dustry, which was expected to siphon gamblers from the state’s racetracks, would go to- ward keeping those tracks in business via incentives for breeders suchas increasedpurs- es. It apparently worked; the Keystone State witnessed a re- surgence. Prizes grew (to the delight of owners, trainers and jockeys), jobs flourished and people such as Lehman Town- shipstable owner Steve Salerno invested heavily. He devoted about a half-million dollars to his horse farm, according to a February news article. Right out of the gates, howev- er, the Race Horse Develop- ment Fundseemedripefor raid- ing. First, the state redirected $47millionper year toits gener- al fund. Now, the governor wants to skimanadditional $72 million to support agricultural research and programs, includ- ing county fairs. The situation raises plenty of questions, not the least of which is why Pennsylvania propped up a tradi- tionally rich per- son’s sport to the tune of $250 mil- lionor more a year. The folly of that decision became all the more clear after the Great Recession, which has left state and munici- pal bodies scrambling to pay for essentials such as keeping schools operating. And if tossing around money for sport, why wouldn’t the state throwsupport to, say, box- ing, or areal up-and-comer such as jai alai? (No, wait; that last tidbit was taken from an epi- sode of “Mad Men.”) The point is, if our state government pro- nounces aplantobuoyanentire industry, then steers hundreds of millions of dollars to it, shouldn’t someone in govern- ment at least explain why the endeavor seemingly has ended? After all, lawmakers wouldn’t spend millions of taxpayer dol- lars promoting part of the state to outdoor lovers as the “Penn- sylvania Wilds,” then fill those same woods with heavy trucks and drilling rigs, right? (Oops.) No wonder, as state tax- payers, we always feel the odds are against us. OUR OPINION: STATE SPENDING No horse sense in Harrisburg Right out of the gates … the Race Horse Develop- ment Fund seemed ripe for raiding. QUOTE OF THE DAY PRASHANT SHITUT President and CEO/Impressions Media JOSEPH BUTKIEWICZ Vice President/Executive Editor MARK E. JONES Editorial Page Editor EDITORIAL BOARD MALLARD FILLMORE DOONESBURY ➛ S E RV I NG T HE P UB L I C T RUS T S I NC E 1 8 81 Editorial C M Y K PAGE 10A TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com ➛ N E W S to connect with local fans. Matin insisted those days are gone and, in a commitment that was not part of last week’s public meetings about the stadium, said the rebuilt stadium will honor the history of which O’Brien spoke. “We look at it and see this as a great marketing opportunity,” Matin said. “There’s such a great baseball history. “We’re actually in the newball- park going to build a heritage wall that reflects all the way back to the various teams that have playedhere, highlightingsome of the players and some of the spe- cial events,” he said. All-time low attendance Attendance reached its low point in the 22-year history of In- ternational League baseball in the region during 2011, and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are spending the entire 2012 sea- son on the road while borrowing temporary home stadiums in six other cities. The view of the 2013 season, however, involved nothing but promise Monday. “This is a great day for Lacka- wanna County because it marks the beginning of the rebirth of baseball in Northeastern Penn- sylvania along with a continued partnership with Mandalay Base- ball and the New York Yankees,” Lackawanna County Commis- sioner Jim Wansacz said. Matin and New York Yankees chief operating officer Lonn Trost were among those who joinedlocal officials for the event. The parties worked through lengthynegotiations torevise the sales agreement for the team to make it work as well as possible for all parties involved. Trost said this was done because it is “some- thing that is important to the citi- zens, it’s important to the econo- myandit’s important for theplay- ers that we are going to bring through our system. “We don’t just want a place for themtobeandaplacefor themto play. We want them to be com- fortable in an area.” The stadium lease commits the New York Yankees to send their top minor league players – those on the Triple-Alevel – here as they have since 2007. After record attendance in the team’s debut here, the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Yankees remained successful on the field with three more division titles in a row, but ticket sales diminished and the stadium needed an influx of cap- ital for repairs. “Right from the beginning, we had said, along with the Yankees that we want to be here for the long haul,” Matin said. “We just signeda 30-year lease withsignif- icant financial commitments ona year-by-year basis.” Public input sought Trost said the Yankees will seek public input to see if the team should keep the name Yan- kees. If the public wants a change, he said the public would be polled a second time for sug- gested names. Matin said the search for the next team president and general manager is under way. He is handling those responsibilities in the interim, in place of Kristen Rose, who has taken a new posi- tion within Mandalay. “Conversations are going to be about the experience at the ball- park, howtheteamis doing, what activities are we doing out in the community to help kids?” Matin said. “It’s a different conversation than, ‘how does the deal stand? Are you staying or are you go- ing?’” Demolition work has begun and Matin said the commitment is in place for the construction crews to complete work by the April 4, 2013 season opening without anyneedtoaskthe Inter- national League for schedule ad- justments. STADIUM Continued from Page 1A JASON RIEDMILER/FOR THE TIMES LEADER Officials from Lackawanna County, the Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority, the New York Yankees and Mandalay Baseball Properties host a ground-breaking ceremony for the reconstruction project on PNC Field in Moosic. From left: Anthony Zaleski, stadium author- ity member; Greg Butz, construction manager; Larry West, regional director for state Senator John P. Blake; Harry Forbes, northeast representative for Gov. Tom Corbett; Gary Mayse, Mandalay executive vice president of baseball operations; Jim Wansacz, Lackawan- na County commissioner; Lonn Trost, New York Yankees chief operating officer; Art Matin, Mandalay chief executive officer; Corey O’Brien, Lackawanna County commissioner; Patrick O’Malley II, son of Lackawanna County commissioner; Patrick O’Malley, Lacka- wanna County commissioner; James Timlin, stadium authority president; Joe DeAntona, stadium authority member; and Eugene Prusinski, Moosic councilman. deck of the Pierce Street Bridge. Within a matter of months, through the work of city, state, and federal officials, the mayor said conditions on all three roadways will be signif- icantly improved. “These are signs of progress in the community for busi- nesses and homeowners,” he said. “I ask for everyone’s pa- tience and consideration as these roadway projects are completed.” James May, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation, said Penn- DOT has always cooperated with the city to get several projects done. “Right now, the city is work- ing on Coal Street as well as Wilkes-Barre Boulevard,” May said. “The city also informed us of the need to place a de- tour around the Hotel Ster- ling, due to safety concerns.” According to Drew McLaughlin, the barriers used to redirect traffic around the Sterling were rented fromPro- tection Services of Harrisburg with an office in Dunmore. McLaughlin said the monthly rental fee for the barriers is $4,000 to $5,000 per month. “The Hotel Sterling detour remains a constant concern, but the detour is necessary to protect the general welfare of the public,” Leighton said. “The city, the county, and all of our community partners recognize the immediate haz- ard that the building poses and the ripple effects that the continued detour imposes on the local economy.” Leighton said the city is pursuing a resolution to the problem and he hopes to re- store normal traffic patterns in the River Street corridor and downtown business dis- trict as soon as possible. May said PennDOTis aware that having multiple work ar- eas in the same general area may cause additional delays. “But we do our best to avoid this scenario if at all possi- ble,” he said. BOULEVARD Continued from Page 1A Bill O’Boyle, a Times Leader staff writer, may be reached at 829-7218. low9percent. Lackawannawas8.5 percent; Wyoming was at 8.7 per- cent; andLuzernewas 8.8. “It’sreallygoodnewsonacouple of fronts,” Liuzzo said. “Maybe even more important are the num- ber of people in the workforce and the number of people getting jobs havebothgoneup.” Pennsylvania’sseasonallyadjust- ed unemployment rate dropped one-tenth to 7.5 percent in March, while the United States’ rate, also down a tenth of a point, was at 8.2 percent. Locally, the unemploy- ment ratehas droppedhalf of aper- centage point since March 2011, while the Pennsylvania and U.S. rates were down four-tenths and seven-tenths, respectively. One thing Zellers noted as a big positive is that the jobs data for the local regionweren’t buoyedby just oneor twoemployment sectors. “It’s pretty well every sector,” Zellers said. Only three sectors saw jobs de- cline month-to-month: hospital jobsdipped200; healthcareandso- cial assistance and local govern- mentexcludingeducational servic- es werebothdown100jobs. According to the data, fromFeb- ruarytoMarch,11ofPennsylvania’s metro regions sawunemployment rates decline, while two – Altoona and Johnstown -- remained un- changed. Only one, Williamsport, saw unemployment rates tick up anditwasonlyone-tenthofoneper- centagepoint. JOBLESS Continued from Page 1A “This report is promising and indicates we are gain- ing strength.” Dana M. Harris Keystone College Salavantis told the group she will name attorney Joseph Gio- vannini, who had worked in the district attorney’s office in the past. County Controller Walter Griffith selected West Wyoming resident Ray Gustave. County Manager Robert Law- ton said he has not yet made a selection. Hughestown resident Vito Forlenza was sworn in Monday, filling a commission seat vacat- ed by the resignation of Bruce Simpson. The commission elected Forlenza vice chair. Margaret Monahan Hogan, the other ci- tizen board member, serves as chair. The code requires employ- ees and officials in county gov- ernment and its outside boards and authorities to refrain from specific prohibited activity, such as accepting gifts from contracted vendors and misus- ing government equipment. The commission must ad- dress all complaints and im- pose punishment for viola- tions. ETHICS Continued from Page 3A JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES/THE TIMES LEADER Luzerne County Judge Michael Vough, at left, administers the oath of office Monday to Hugh- estown resident Vito A. Forlenza, who was recently appointed to the county ethics commission. Comments at and about Monday’s groundbreaking for the reconstruction of PNC Field in Moosic, from public statements and press release: “Today is the first day of a brand-new beginning for baseball in Northeastern Pennsylvania.” — James Timlin, Lackawanna County Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority president “The stadium will impact our local economy and pay great dividends as we move forward to attract new opportunities, businesses and other ventures in the area.” —Corey O’Brien, Lackawanna County commissioner “It’s an exciting time for you when you see a building transformed into a magnif- icent structure.” — Lonn Trost, New York Yankees chief operating officer “We are delighted to have completed our agreement with Lackawanna County and we are excited about having our Triple-A team in northeastern Pennsylvania for a long time to come.” — Hal Steinbrenner, New York Yankees managing general partner “We believe that this venue will be among the finest field of dreams in professional minor league baseball and an important jewel in Mandalay’s professional sports assets and experiences.” — Peter Guber, Mandalay Baseball Properties chairman “We have been at this a long time. I want to commend the commissioners and stadium authority for their persistence and their commitment to getting this done.” — Art Matin, Mandalay Baseball Properties chief executive officer “We are excited about the stadium’s modifications as it will be the final stop before the Bronx, and it’s important to us that the facilities are top notch. Being only a couple of hours from the Bronx is the optimal location for our team and I look forward to a great long- term relationship.” — Brian Cashman, New York Yankees general manager “The negotiations were long and thought out, but they were vital for the proper evaluation of this project.” — Patrick O’Malley, Lackawanna County commissioner WHAT THEY SAID stances of the case are such that their impartiality “may be reason- ably questioned.” Salavantis said she believes these cases fit that standard because Gelb, through Dyller, realized a fi- nancial gain through lawsuits he fil- ed years ago against Newport Township police officer Robert Evans, the arresting officer in the Moore case, and Kingston Police of- ficer Jonathan Karasinski, the ar- resting officer in the Polisky case. Federal court records show Dyll- er represented a woman who sued Evans and others in 2008, alleging she was falsely arrested. The case settled in September 2009. Dyller also represented a man who, in 2002, sued Karasinski, who then worked for the West Wyoming Police Department, and six other officers, alleging they used exces- sive force in arresting him. That case settled in August 2004. Kara- sinski was voluntarily dismissed from the suit before the settlement was reached with the other officers, however. In the April 23 opinion involving the Moore case, Gelb said she never spoke to Dyller about the civil case against Evans. “This judge was not aware of the suit nor is she familiar with what settlement, if any, may have been reached,” Gelb wrote. “The case be- fore this court is a criminal case, unrelated to the federal case that was settled long ago.” Salavantis said she has appealed Gelb’s rulings to the state Superior Court. Two legal experts said they believe Salavantis will have a tough time overturning Gelb’s decision. John Burkoff, a law professor at the University of Pittsburgh, said, based on the information provided by a reporter, it does not appear the potential conflict cited by prosecu- tors rises to the level that would re- quire Gelb to recuse herself. “Judges have discretion to decide whether to recuse themselves. The only way an appellate court reviews a judge’s decision is if he or she abused his or her discretion,” Bur- koff said. “My guess is this judge thinks the connection between her and this officer is too tenuous so she decided to go ahead.” Robert Davis, former chief coun- sel for the Disciplinary Board of the State Supreme Court, said he also thinks prosecutors face an uphill battle. “There are certain direct disqual- ifications. This is more indirect and vague,” Davis said. GELB Continued from Page 1A “Mark Bruener’s helmet is burnt, melted. … I had every high school in our Wyoming Valley area – they donated their helmets to us, you know?” Stuppino said. “I just got a picture autographed personally by Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly. They brought it last week, I had it on the wall; it disinte- grated.” Stuppino, the chef and manager, said his daughter, Francesca Butcofski, his son, Joe, and bar owner Maureen Noone made the place successful with the help of loyal pa- trons and Pittsburgh Steelers fans. “We poured our blood, sweat and tears in- to this place,” said Butcofski. “Our patrons are like our family. Hopefully we can build it bigger andbetter. If there’s anyfootball team that has a commodity like a family, it’s the Steelers and I know they’ll come through andhelpus rebuildthis place. We appreciate the outpour of thoughts and prayers.” Stuppino said he has been receiving calls and text messages “from all over the coun- try. I just got two awards – from the Pitts- burgh Steelers personally and fromthe NFL for (having) the best Steelers’ fans.” Stuppino also was quick to thanks those who did their best to save his bar. “These guys here, our emergency servic- es, our ambulance service, our Exeter Fire Department, Exeter police, all the other fire departments in the area that helped out, I want themguys getting credit for what they did. They’re the best,” Stuppino said. McNeil saidfire departments fromExeter Township, Wyoming, Pittston, West Pitt- ston and Hughestown assisted. And while he’s not a Steelers fan, McNeil is glad his longtime friend is determined to rebuild and reopen. “How about we make it a Redskins bar?” McNeil joked, trying to coax a chuckle from his friend before leaving the fire scene. “I’ll give you a corner, alright?” Stuppino quipped, managing a smile. BAR Continued from Page 3A C M Y K SPORTS S E C T I O N B THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 timesleader.com T he president and CEO of Manda- lay Baseball Properties envisions the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/ Yankees playing in a sold-out stadium. He sees kids running around wearing caps given away that night on an open concourse bubbling with baseball en- thusiasm. Anyone want to help him build that dream? Because if this rebuilding project is going to work at PNC Field, it has to start with the fans of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Art Matin knows that. “Now we have a truly shared vision of what we want to do with this fran- chise,” said Matin, who along with serving as Mandalay’s president is also currently the acting president and general manager of Scranton/Wilkes- Barre’s Triple-A baseball franchise. “We want to be on the very short list of top clubs in minor league baseball.” To get there, you need fans in the stands. And Matin said he’s willing to listen to them to attract them. He said he’ll poll the public, and let Scranton/Wilkes-Barre fans decide not only if the Yankees nickname should remain, but what name the team will be named if it doesn’t. He talked about giveaways and pro- motions and fireworks, to the point that even casual fans will have some- thing to excite them at the ballpark every night. “It’s going to be a more fan-friendly experience,” Lackawanna County com- missioner Jim Wansacz promised. And Matin indicated prices for ad- mission would be comparable to what fans at Lehigh Valley’s highly-success- ful Coca-Cola Park pay. Matin said all of this during a groundbreaking ceremony Monday to celebrate the renovation of PNC Field that is already underway. Could it be a new way to thinking at PNC Field? Let’s hope so. Because fans have seen enough of the other way, where their pleas for promotions and giveaway items have gone ignored for years by the partnership between the New York Yankees and Manadalay. “People who come out to see the Dayton Dragons have an amazingly good time,” Matin said, “whether they get a free key chain or not.” This isn’t Dayton, Ohio. And what worked there turned out to be a dud here. Mandalay finally realizes that. While the company’s Single-A team was setting a minor league attendance record with more than 13 seasons of consecutive sellouts in Dayton, Scran- ton/Wilkes-Barre’s attendance sagged toward the bottom of the International League the last two years under the same operating procedure. “This is this market. We need to adjust the model,” Matin said. “If there was one regret, it’s that we didn’t react quick enough to some of the feedback we were getting. “We’ve been listening to our fans.” What took him so long? Well, there’s an underlying feeling that Mandalay wasn’t about to drop a dime into making PNC Field succeed until it was rebuilt -- or built brand new. But Matin suggested the real reason Mandalay didn’t do a whole lot to add fan flavor is because the company couldn’t. “We were always a little frustrated we couldn’t do the things we wanted to do because you didn’t have the (open) concourse,” Matin said. They will when Scranton/Wilkes- Barre’s Triple-A team returns to what promises to be an amazingly refur- bished PNC Field next year. It’ll only be filled when the fans start feeling fulfilled. PAUL SOKOLOSKI O P I N I O N Concourse has Yankees open to new ideas Paul Sokoloski is a Times Leader sports columnist. You may reach him at 970-7109 or email him at [email protected]. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Geoff Walker knows a lot about playing hockey in Newfoundland. A fellow Maritimer himself from Prince Edward Island, Walker played at The Rock when he was a kid and later in juniors. “I love that place. It feels like home,” he said. “I know that place is going to be crazy.” And the way Walker sees it, that should help the Penguins as much as it does the hometown IceCaps. “It’sgoingtobeloud. I heardit’sa white out, standing roomonly,” he said. “They’re the home team, but for us Maritime guys and everyone in our room, it’s not only going to give (the Icecaps) energy, it’s going to give us energy as well.” The Penguins won both regular season games they played in St. John’s, while the Ice Caps took both games in Wilkes-Barre for a series split. TheIceCaps ledtheAt- lantic Division with 94 points, while the Penguins finished sec- ond in the East with 95. St. John’s scored 240 goals in the regular sea- son, compared to 235 for the Pen- guins. They allowed 216 goals against while the Penguins gave up 215. On paper both teams are pretty similar, which could mean a series of tight-checking games withlimit- ed mistakes. “They’re not going to beat them- selves, and neither are we,” said Penguins center Cal O’Reilly. “Both of us are well-structured teams.” Here’s how both teams stack up for the best-of-seven Eastern Con- ference Semifinal matchup: C A L D E R C U P P L AYO F F S U P N E X T GAME 1 Penguins at St. John’s IceCaps 6:30 p.m. today Radio: 102.3-FM St. John’s series promises to be a close one By TOMVENESKY [email protected] See PENGUINS, Page 5B “They’re not going to beat themselves, and neither are we. Both of us are well-structured teams.” Cal O’Reilly Penguins center Pens have tough test in semis NEWPORTTWP. – With the tying run on third base for a second consecutive in- ning, Berwick pitcher Margaret Bridge had to face the one Nanticoke batter who had hit the ball the farthest Monday. Kate Kowalski had homered to center in the fourth inning and hit the next pitch she saw from Bridge for a single leading off the sixth. But in the bottom of the seventh, with runners on second and third, Bridge threw two quick strikes to Kowalski be- fore fielding a one-hopper -- which she threw to first baseman Cassondra Dia- nese for the final out of Berwick’s 4-3 victory over the Trojanettes. “Nanticoke is always a really good team,” Bridge said. “Hopefully this shows we can beat anybody we play, though.” Bridge opened the seventh with her fourth strikeout of the day before Kayley Schinski crushed a ball to the right-cen- ter field fence for a triple. “I was so mad,” said Berwick (5-3) cen- ter fielder Chelsea Pruitt, who made a leaping stab for the towering shot near the fence. “I was so close to it but I couldn’t get it. Then I heard the clang, and I was just happy it wasn’t over the fence.” Sammy Gowfollowed with her second hit of the day, which Bridge knocked down to keep the ball on the infield and Schinski at third base. But Ange Hillan popped out to catcher Sara Berlin for the second out, bringing Kowalski to the plate. Nanticoke (9-1) also had its first two batters reach on singles in the sixth in- ning, only to see Bridge work out of trou- HI GH SCHOOL SOF TBAL L A telling triumph AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER Sammy Gow slides into home to score for Nanticoke in the first inning as Ange Hillan waits to bat Monday in Newport Township. Berwick pitcher Margaret Bridge, right, covers home plate. Bulldogs prove their mettle vs. Trojanettes 4 BERWICK 3 NANTICOKE By JOHN MEDEIROS [email protected] See BULLDOGS, Page 4B PHILADELPHIA — Dressed in a navy blue suit with a dark tie and a Penn State button pinned near his heart, newNittany Lions football coachBill O’Brienkicked off the first leg of a nine-day, 18- stop bus tour in Philadelphia on Monday. Joined Monday by head men’s basketball coach Pat Chambers and field hockey coach Char Mo- rett, O’Brien re- ceived an en- thusiastic wel- come from about 250 alumni, former players and sup- porters who attended the lun- cheon at the Doubletree Hotel. The self-titled Coaches Cara- van will make two trips to NEPA next week, appearing at Penn State Hazleton at 11:30 a.m. on May 8, and at Genetti’s in Dick- son City at 6:30 p.m. on May 10. O’Brien will be joined by fellow coaches Coquese Washington (women’s basketball), Bob Warming (men’s soccer) and Greg Nye (men’s golf) in Hazle- ton, and then Warming and Nye in Dickson City. Those wishing to attend can register online at alum- ni.psu.edu/events/coachescara- van. “I know it’s a very special place,” O’Brien said. “What I try to do every single day is go in there with our staff and our play- ers, and work extremely hard to make sure that we carry on the tradition of winning football games and graduating players.” It’s quite a task. After all, O’Brien replaced Joe Paterno, who died in January at age 85. And he was hired two months af- ter the childsexual abuse scandal that erupted following the arrest of Jerry Sandusky. A retired de- fensive coordinator, Sandusky has proclaimed his innocence while awaiting trial, which is scheduled to start in June. But O’Brien is ready to move the Lions forward in this ultra- competitive landscape that is col- lege football, while at the same time, embrace Penn State’s age- old tradition. It’s a difficult recipe to master, but he’s intent on try- ing. “I want themtoknow,” O’Brien said, “that I’m in charge of a foot- P E N N S TAT E Meeting masses around the state Football coach Bill O’Brien will make 18 appearances throughout Pennsylvania. Times Leader staff and wire reports See STATE, Page 5B O’Brien WEST PITTSTON – Even though the roles were reversed this time around at halftime, thoughts still drifted back to that March 27 matchup. “That was in the back of my mind all game,” Wyoming Area coach Mike Sokolas said. “I told the girls at halftime to remember what happened last game. Just because you’re up now, it doesn’t mean anything.” The Warriors took the advice to move closer to the postseason with a 5-2 victory over GAR in a Wyoming Valley Conference Di- vision2-Bgirls soccer game Mon- day night. Wyoming Ar- ea (8-1) kept its edge on Tunk- hannock (7-2-1) in the race for the divisional ti- tle and the divi- sion’s onlyDistrict 2playoff berth that goes with it. GAR (6-4 Div. 2-B) saw its chances to return to the district tournament for the first time since 2009 dealt a se- vere setback. That late-March game saw GAR take a three-goal lead into halftime, only to end up losing FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER Wyoming Area goalkeeper Jordan Chiavacci and teammate Samantha Acacio celebrate their third goal against GAR on Monday night in West Pittston. H I G H S C H O O L G I R L S S O C C E R Warriors erupt early, keep playoffs in sight By JOHN ERZAR [email protected] 5 WYOMING AREA 2 GAR See WARRIORS, Page 4B C M Y K PAGE 2B TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com ➛ S C O R E B O A R D 868-GOLF 260 Country Club Drive, Mountaintop www.blueridgetrail.com Tuesday thru Friday Play & Ride for Just $ 33.00 Weekday Special Must Present Coupon. One coupon per foursome. Cannot be used in tournaments or with any other promotion. 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AME RI C A’ S L I NE By ROXY ROXBOROUGH CIRCULAR REPORT: On the NBA board, the Celtics - Hawks circle is for Boston guard Rajon Rondo (out - suspension) and guard Ray Allen (doubtful). Follow Eckstein on Twitter at www.twit- ter.com/vegasvigorish. BOXING REPORT: In the WBA super welterweight title fight on May 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is -$700 vs. Miguel Cotto at +$500; in the WBA/IBF welterweight title fight on May 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Amir Khan is -$500 vs. Lamont Peterson at +$400; in the WBO welterweight title fight on June 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pac- quiao is -$400 vs. Timothy Bradley at +$300. MEETINGS The Berwick Boys High School Basketball Boosters will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 7 in the Gymnasium lobby at 7 p.m. Anyone who is interested in becoming involved in the basket- ball program should attend this meeting. For more information, contact coach Jason Kingery at 394-7115 or jkingery@ber- wicksd.org. Nanticoke Area Little League will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday in the high school cafeteria at 7:30 p.m. Board mem- bers will meet at 7 p.m. Pittston Area Soccer Booster will hold its monthly meeting on Thurs- day May 10th at 730pm. The meet- ing will be held at Tony’s Pizza & Wine Cellar. Plans for the Patriot Cup will be discussed. Parents of all players are encouraged to attend. The Sand Springs Thursday Night Men’s Mad Hackers League will hold its annual meeting on Thurs- day at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse Restaurant. Anyone interested in playing in the league is encour- aged to attend. For more informa- tion, call the pro shop at 788- 5845. REGISTRATION/TRYOUTS Greater Pittston Stoners Youth Soccer fall registration will be held Thursday and May 8 from 6:30- Bulletin Board items will not be accepted over the telephone. Items may be faxed to 831-7319, emailed to [email protected] or dropped off at the Times Leader or mailed to Times Leader, c/o Sports, 15 N, Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA18711-0250. BUL L E T I N BOARD 8:30 p.m. at the Exeter Scout Home, located in the rear of the Exeter Borough building on the corner of Wyoming Ave. and Lin- coln St. in Exeter. Cost is $48 if you do not need a uniform and $63 if you need a uniform. There will be no additional signup dates. For more information, visit www.sto- nersoccer.org. Hanover Area Youth Soccer will hold fall registrations from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday and May 8 in the high school cafeteria. Costs are $55 for first child, $45 for the second, and $35 for three and more. Check out the league’s Facebook page for more informa- tion. The Plains Yankees Football & Cheerleading Organization will hold registration Sunday, May 6 from 6-8 p.m. at the Plains Amer- ican Legion, 101 E. Carey Street, Plains. Cost is $60 for one child or $75 per family. Please bring a recent picture of your child along with a copy of their birth certif- icate. Wilkes-Barre American Legion Baseball will be holding regis- tration on Thursday May 3 from 7pm-9pm at Vinsko & Associates located at 253 S Franklin St. Tryouts will take place Saturday May 5 at 3pm and Sunday May 6 at 1pm at Christian Field on Gordon Ave. Final registrations will be accepted on Saturday. Copy of birth certificate and $50 are required. Players ages 13-19 who reside in Wilkes-Barre are eligible. Call Corey at 332-2794 with any questions. The Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center is currently accepting registrations for its Tyler T. Win- stead Memorial 3-on-3 Tourna- ment. This year’s tournament will consist of 6 divisions, 5/6th Grade Boys and Girls, 7/8th Grade Boys and Girls, and Grades 9-12 Boys and Girls. The double elimination tournament will begin on Wednes- day, May 9 and conclude on Thurs- day, May 10. PIAA officials will be used for all games. The cost for the tournament is $5 per player, with teams of 3 or 4 players. The deadline for registration is Friday, May 4. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Tyler T. Winstead Memorial Fund. To regis- ter please call Robert Sabola at 823-6121 ext. 278 or stop by 36 South Washington Street, Wilkes- Barre. The Valley Regional Girls Softball League is accepting registrations for its 18-and-under division until May 7. All area girls who were 18 or younger as of Jan. 1 are eligible to register and play. Cost per girl is $50 and there are no fundraisers. For a registration form or for more information contact VRGSL player agent John Podlesney at 233- 4520 or [email protected]. High school seniors who register to play are also eligible for the second annual Tim Martin Memo- rial Scholarship essay contest. A panel of area school officials will judge the essays and the winner will be announced early in the coming season. The winner re- ceives $500 towards her freshman year of college. For more informa- tion on the scholarship, contact VRGSL media officer John McGran at 401-9544 or [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS Modrovsky Park Charity Wiffle Ball Tournament, will be played 6 at noon at Modrovsky Park. The tournament follows a pool play format with all teams playing at least three games (12 teams and four fields). Cost is $5 per player. The tournament is benefiting the MS Society. To sign up, visit www.leaguelineup.com/modrov- skypark and click “Team Sign-Up.” The Wilkes-Barre Fire Dept. Athlet- ic Association invites all golfers to participate in its 23rd annual Golf Tournament on Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at Ron Jaworski’s Edgewood in the Pines Golf Course in Drums, Pa.. The cost per golfer is $80.00. The fee includes green fees, cart, a hot dog at the turn and an Italian Buffet style dinner at the end of the tournament. Complimentary beverages will be offered through- out the course. It is a Captain and Crew format. It begins at one o’clock with a shotgun start. Spe- cial prizes include Closest to the Pin and Longest drive. All those interested are asked to please contact Tournament Chairman Shawn Williams at 885-3026. Today is the first day of May, meaning just four more days until the 138th running of the Kentucky Derby. This year’s field is just like most, a wide-open, well balanced twenty horse field heading to the post. It’s tabbed as the most exciting two minutes in sports for a rea- son, and we shouldn’t expect anything less this coming Saturday from Churchill Downs. Don’t forget a special double header of live racing at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs begins with an 11:00 a.m. post time, with ten races to kick off the day. Then fourteen more races will be conducted immediately following the Run For The Roses. It indeed should be a great day of horse racing excitement. BEST BET: KISSNMAKUP HANOVER (5TH) VALUE PLAY: TACTICAL CAVIAR (13TH) POST TIME 6:30 p.m. All Races One Mile First-$6,000 Clm.Trot;clm.price $7,500 5 Judith A.Napolitano 2-3-8 Won’t be caught 3-1 2 He’s Mine Stratto H.Taylor 4-1-2 Newcomer from Adams 7-2 6 Act One B.Simpson 3-7-6 Should get better 9-2 4 Powerlifter Tn.Schadel 3-7-3 Sent by team Schadel 4-1 1 Wildfire Bo M.Kakaley 6-4-8 Rail certainly helps 6-1 3 Bona Fide Man H.Parker 3-3-8 Drops in for a tag 15-1 9 Captain Brady C.Norris 4-6-3 Norris trains and drives 10-1 8 O-Georgie A.McCarthy 4-5-6 Winless in last 20 tries 8-1 7 Andiron Springs T.Jackson 8-3-3 Struggling trotter 20-1 Second-$9,500 Cond.Pace;n/w 1 pm race life 2 El Bravo J.Morrill 6-7-2 Bred for better 3-1 5 Quik Jolt M.Simons 2-4-1 Raced good in debut 4-1 7 Mr Dennis L.Miller 2-1-3 3yr old making 1st career effort 7-2 8 Hawaii And Sun T.Jackson 4-8-x TJ owns-trains-reins 20-1 3 Just Enough M.Kakaley 9-3-5 Popfinger training at .108 9-2 1 Mr Hollywood Starz G.Napolitano 4-4-x Does retain Napolitano 6-1 4 Mister Fra E.Carlson 9-7-4 Gapped in morning session 10-1 6 Crazy Speed H.Parker 8-4-8 Stopped badly last wk 8-1 9 Real Lush D.Ingraham 6-2-6 Little to offer from here 15-1 Third-$9,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $4,000 last 5 6 Miss Wapwallopen M.Simons 3-6-8 Takes weak group 7-2 1 Spectator K T.Buter 2-6-10 Likely favorite 3-1 3 Intimidator A.McCarthy 4-8-8 Showing improvement 4-1 9 Baileys Photo E.Mollor 9-5-8 Scoots past the rest 20-1 8 Sephora De Vie J.Morrill 8-7-8 This is a bad field 9-2 4 Mr Hobbs G.Napolitano 6-6-6 It’s a foul ball 8-1 2 Dreamnwillie J.Pavia 5-6-7 Wishful thinking 10-1 5 Crystal Sizzler T.Jackson 4-9-7 Burned 6-1 7 Marion Merlot G.Wasiluk 8-8-9 Last yet again 15-1 Fourth-$4,500 Clm.Pace;clm.price $5,000 9 Arts Day J.Morrill 2-2-8 Pellegrino doing well still 4-1 5 Chase The Sun B.Simpson 3-1-x First start off the claim 7-2 4 Universal Dream N G.Napolitano 1-3-2 Remains consistent 3-1 3 Happy Shark A.McCarthy 4-6-6 Flashed good speed last wk 9-2 8 Pull The Tab M.Romano 9-7-9 Still feeling out the track 10-1 1 Artful Sky A.Napolitano 6-7-6 Not very pretty 8-1 2 Sharkylee M.Kakaley 8-4-8 Matt’s choice over #1 & #5 6-1 6 Dr Lon B.Irvine 7-5-7 Drops, but off form 20-1 7 Mcmelody H.Parker 6-7-6 Off tune 15-1 Fifth-$9,500 Cond.Trot;n/w 1 pm race life 8 Kissnmakup Hanover A.McCarthy 7-3-7 Donato Hanover filly is ready 7-2 5 End Of Innocence J.Morrill 9-1-8 Andy chose off this one 4-1 3 After Midnight T.Jackson 9-7-4 Looking to stay on gait 3-1 7 Chocolate Cookie T.Buter 3-3-3 Fast early on 9-2 9 Missy Goldfire M.Kakaley 2-3-2 Did race some here last yr 6-1 6 Yes Master T.Schadel 9-5-7 No one is listening 8-1 1 Tomboy W.Mullin 5-6-3 First time lasix user 10-1 2 CR Chip’s Lady B.Simpson 3-4-3 Swallowed up 15-1 4 Mamie’s Jailbird M.Romano 7-4-7 Locked down 20-1 Sixth-$6,000 Clm.Pace;clm.price $7,500 5 Pegasus Osborne H.Parker 2-3-4 Down the road 3-1 4 Mattdultery J.Morrill 8-4-1 Sherman-Morrill solid team 4-1 1 Timewell A.Napolitano 3-4-5 ANap good longshot driver 7-2 2 Bugatti Hanover G.Napolitano 3-7-6 Much better in 2011 6-1 3 Buzzd On Sudzz M.Romano 1-8-7 Just beat similar at 20-1 9-2 8 Mountain Air T.Jackson 7-6-3 Tired in most recent 8-1 6 Mcrum N Coke T.Buter 8-7-2 Has to attempt a move 15-1 9 I Am So Glad J.Taggart 3-6-7 Unhappy 10-1 7 Live Blue D.Ingraham 10-9-7 Go green 20-1 Seventh-$12,000 Clm.Hndcp Pace;clm.price $12-15,000 6 Emily Do A.McCarthy 1-1-4 Makes it three in a row 5-2 7 Idle Time T.Buter 2-6-2 Newcomer from Chester 7-2 2 Tameka Seelster M.Simons 1-1-5 Become a hot commodity 4-1 5 Stretch Limo J.Morrill 1-6-5 Nice to see Benetos get W 6-1 3 Martoddi T.Jackson 3-2-3 Hit board 5 in a row 12-1 4 A Real Laser M.Kakaley 1-2-4 Back in for a price 5-1 1 Marian’s Man A.Napolitano 6-2-9 Salerno remains warm 10-1 9 Speculation E.Carlson 3-x-5 Keep guessing 15-1 8 Peggy’s Laughter G.Napolitano 8-3-4 Joke’s on her 20-1 Eighth-$18,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $18,000 last 5 2 Ideal Newton A.McCarthy 2-2-2 The one to catch 5-2 3 Billie Bluechip J.pavia 5-1-2 Gets much better draw 12-1 4 N Y Yankees M.Kakaley 2-2-1 Fan favorite 3-1 6 Rub Thing M.Simons 1-6-x Yonkers invader 9-2 1 Love This Place J.Morrill 3-5-4 Needs just a little more 4-1 8 Reilly’s Daughter T.Buter 1-4-8 Loves to rally 6-1 5 Crown Lady G.Napolitano 2-4-5 Nap catch drives 15-1 7 Mememe T.Jackson 6-3-3 Again in with tough 10-1 Ninth-$12,000 Clm.Hndcp Trot;clm.price $12-15,000 2 Apollo Blue Chip A.McCarthy 9-1-1 Andy in for a good night 5-2 3 Ready For Freddie J.Morrill 4-4-7 Just claimed by Sherman 8-1 4 Master Begonia M.Kakaley 5-6-9 First away from wings 7-2 8 Woody Marvel G.Napolitano 2-3-5 How fan can he go? 5-1 9 Hogue’s Rockie A.Napolitano 1-3-2 Morrill opted off 4-1 7 Home Towne Jeff H.Parker 2-1-2 Chester import 6-1 1 Wingbat J.Pavia 3-6-4 Not a 12 claimer 15-1 5 Civic Duty T.Jackson 4-7-2 Often a long price 12-1 6 Muscles To Spare D.Chellis 8-5-7 Weak 20-1 Tenth-$25,000 F&M Open Pace 4 Forever Ivy C.Norris 5-1-1 Ready now 3-1 2 Mud Pie Hanover G.Napolitano 2-1-2 A gamer 7-2 6 Odds On Aventure T.Buter 1-1-1 On fire 9-2 7 Ticket To Rock A.McCarthy 3-3-1 Close to $1 million life 5-1 1 Red Star Hottie M.Kakaley 1-7-2 Another strong Burke trainee 4-1 5 Queen Of Royalty B.Simpson 6-1-5 Raced w/strong foes at Yonkers 10-1 8 Radar Contact J.Rattray 1-6-1 Hard gal to figure 12-1 3 Omen Hanover J.Pantaleano 6-3-1 Pants in for the mount 8-1 Eleventh-$8,500 Clm.Trot;clm.price $10,000 7 Queen Creek G.Napolitano 3-4-1 Too fast for these 3-1 2 Upfront Cashtrike J.Morrill 1-2-7 Steps up off the score 7-2 3 Red Victor J.Pavia 3-3-7 Too little, too late 6-1 4 Tampico T.Jackson 8-3-5 Broke last start at PD 10-1 1 Peace Bridge Tn.Schadel 5-8-2 Can’t sustain bid 9-2 8 Lotsa Speed NZ A.McCarthy 2-9-9 Post knocks 4-1 5 Ashcroft M.Simons 5-5-3 A notch below these 8-1 6 Quilz B.Simpson 7-6-5 Off stride 15-1 9 Move It Move It M.Kakaley 8-8-4 Gone 20-1 Twelfth-$6,000 Clm.Pace;clm.price $7,500 3 Young And Foolish G.Napolitano 3-6-6 Dover shipper notches the win 4-1 2 Tatoo Hall J.Morrill 1-3-5 No slouch 7-2 5 Ludi Christy M.Romano 5-7-1 Use in exotics 3-1 4 Mikes Hope H.Parker 2-6-9 Just missed at 36-1 odds 6-1 6 It’sabouttime J.Kakaley 2-6-7 John with rare steer 9-2 7 Joey Hackett Tn.Schadel 7-6-8 Wait for better post 8-1 8 Logan M A.Napolitano 6-6-6 One worse than sixth 10-1 9 Players Ball M.Kakaley 9-5-9 Run over 15-1 1 Air Mcnair A.McCarthy 8-8-6 Beaten by 40 lengths last 3 20-1 Thirteenth-$9,000 Cond.Trot;n/w $4,000 last 5 5 Tactical Caviar H.Parker 5-3-4 Sticking with Raymer barn 9-2 3 Ginger Tree Lexie D.Ingraham 3-7-7 Cook good with trotters 3-1 2 Toocloseforcomfort T.Buter 7-4-2 Raced poorly as the chalk 4-1 6 Ivanhoe Blue Chip G.Napolitano 4-4-7 Tends to give it up late 8-1 9 Nightime Flash C.Norris 4-4-6 Used up early on 7-2 4 Grace N Charlie J.Morrill 3-6-3 Needs a bit more rally 6-1 1 Triple T Dawn Tn.Schadel 6-5-5 Continues the long skid 15-1 7 Paula’s Brady M.Kakaley 8-6-3 Weak Burke trainee 10-1 8 My Love Bi T.Jackson 7-7-5 ….next 20-1 Fourteenth-$9,000 Cond.Pace;n/w $4,000 last 5 5 Gladiare Grande J.Morrill 1-2-4 Returns a winner 4-1 1 Indelible Hanover B.Simpson 2-6-8 In the photo 3-1 7 Cheyenne Knight M.Simons 3-4-4 Coming at the end 6-1 2 Itsallaboutmike H.Parker 2-8-3 Versatile pacer 9-2 8 Waylon Hanover M.Kakaley 3-2-5 Beaten favorite last two starts 7-2 3 Mountain Rocket M.Romano 6-7-7 Not cashed a check in 2012 10-1 6 Mcmarvel G.Napolitano 6-6-3 I’ll pass on 8-1 4 Bungleinthejungle A.McCarthy 5-8-8 A tosser 15-1 9 Erichs Best J.Pavia 6-9-7 One more race to go 20-1 Fifteenth-$9,500 Cond.Trot;n/w 1 pm race life 7 Beer Summit J.Rattray 2-1-5 Reason Rattray is here 5-2 4 Armor Hanover T.Jackson 2-2-6 Race is for place 6-1 2 Clete Hanover M.Simons 5-3-4 In this class a long time 7-2 3 Andover Again J.Morrill 4-3-5 Andover Hall colt 4-1 8 Hi Po Mon Roe M.Romano 1-x-x First timer 8-1 5 Andover Commander H.Parker 7-6-3 Off since Sept 5-1 9 The Big Thea Thea F.Grant 2-4-6 Grant hops in bike 12-1 1 Order By Magic D.Ingraham 6-x-x Slow in the lone prep 15-1 6 Pilatus T.Buter 9-3-8 See you tomorrow 20-1 ON THE MARK By Mark Dudek Times Leader Correspondent The Times Leader strives to correct errors, clarify stories and update them promptly. If you have information to help us correct an inaccuracy or cover an issue more thoroughly, call the sports department at 829- 7143. ◆ BUILDING TRUST T R A N S A C T I O N S BASEBALL American League OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to terms with 3B Brandon Inge on a one-year contract. Designated INF Luke Hughes for assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with OF Hideki Matsui on a minor league contract. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Selected the con- tract of LHP Patrick Corbin from Mobile (AL). Op- tioned RHP Joe Martinez to Reno (PCL). Trans- ferred INFGeoff Blumfromthe15-day to the 60-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Reinstated RHP Todd Coffey from the 15-day DL. PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed D Mark Louis to a one-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA—Suspended Boston G Rajon Rondo one game for bumping referee Marc Davis in an April 29 game. CHARLOTTEBOBCATS—Announced coach Paul Silas will not return next season. FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with WR Brenton Bersin, G Will Blackwell, DT Nate Chandler, WR Jared Green, WR Wes Kemp, TE Tarren Lloyd, RB Princeton McCarty, RB Tauren Poole, OT Matt Reynolds, RB Lyndon Rowells, DE Ryan Van Bergen and WR Rico Wallace. DALLAS COWBOYS—Signed G Ronald Leary, RB Lance Dunbar, OT Levy Adcock, OT Taylor Dever. DETROIT LIONS—Signed QB Kellen Moore. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed DE Ken- drick Adams, RBJoeBanyard, OTLeeBarbiasz, CB AntwonBlake, WRJarrett Boykin, CMikeBrewster, DERyanDavis, CBAntonioDennard, WRKevinEl- liott, G D.J. Hall Jr., CB Dontrel Johnson, DT Drew Nowak, WR Nelson Rosario, LB J.K. Schaffer, LB Julian Stanford, DEFrank Trotter and TEMatt Veld- man. KANSASCITYCHIEFS—Agreed to terms with WR JoshBellamy, TETimBiere, OLJustinCheadle, RB Nate Eachus, DBJean Fanor, DBChandler Fenner, FB Taylor Gentry, DB Tysyn Hartman, LB Dexter Heyman, OL CamHolland, DEEthan Johnson, WR Brandon Kinnie, DB Terrance Parks, K Matt Szy- manski and DB Neiko Thorpe. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed WR Luther Ambrose, LB Ryan Baker, QB Zach Collaros, C Chaz Hine, FB Cody Johnson, CB Leonard John- son, DT Donte’e Nicholls, WR Tyler Shoemaker, OT Bradley Sowell, S Tramain Thomas, TE Tyler Urban, G Michael VanDerMeulen, CB Quenton Washington and OT T Desmond Wynn. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed LB Jonathan Goff and K Neil Rackers. B A S K E T B A L L NBA Playoff Glance All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (x-if necessary) (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 1, Philadelphia 0 Saturday, April 28: Chicago 103, Philadelphia 91 Tuesday, May 1: Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Friday, May 4: Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 6: Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 8: Philadelphia at Chicago, TBD x-Thursday, May 10: Chicago at Philadelphia, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: Philadelphia at Chicago, TBD Miami 2, New York 0 Saturday, April 28: Miami 100, New York 67 Monday, April 30: Miami 104, New York 94 Thursday, May 3: Miami at New York, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 6: Miami at New York, 3:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: New York at Miami, TBD x-Friday, May 11: Miami at New York, TBD x-Sunday, May 13: New York at Miami, TBD Orlando 1, Indiana 1 Saturday, April 28: Orlando 81, Indiana 77 Monday, April 30: Indiana 93, Orlando 78 Wednesday, May 2: Indiana at Orlando, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5: Indiana at Orlando, 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 8: Orlando at Indiana, TBD x-Friday, May 11: Indiana at Orlando, TBD x-Sunday, May 13: Orlando at Indiana, TBD Atlanta 1, Boston 0 Sunday, April 29: Atlanta 83, Boston 74 Tuesday, May 1: Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 4: Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6: Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 8: Boston at Atlanta, TBD x-Thursday, May 10: Atlanta at Boston, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: Boston at Atlanta, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 1, Utah 0 Sunday, April 29: San Antonio 106, Utah 91 Wednesday, May 2: Utah at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 5: San Antonio at Utah, 10 p.m. Monday, May 7: San Antonio at Utah, 8 or 9 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: Utah at San Antonio, TBD x-Friday, May 11: San Antonio at Utah, TBD x-Sunday, May 13: Utah at San Antonio, TBD Oklahoma City 1, Dallas 0 Saturday, April 28: Oklahoma City 99, Dallas 98 Monday, April 30: Dallas at Oklahoma City, late Thursday, May 3: Oklahoma City at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5: OklahomaCity at Dallas, 7:30p.m. x-Monday, May 7: Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. x-Thursday, May 10: Oklahoma City at Dallas, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBD L.A. Lakers 1, Denver 0 Sunday, April 29: L.A. Lakers 103, Denver 88 Tuesday, May 1: Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 4: L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6: L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 8: Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBD x-Thursday, May 10: L.A. Lakers at Denver, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBD L.A. Clippers 1, Memphis 0 Sunday, April 29: L.A. Clippers 99, Memphis 98 Wednesday, May 2: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 7: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:03 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBD x-Friday, May 11: Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD x-Sunday, May 13: L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBD B A S E B A L L International League At A Glance All Times EDT North Division W L Pct. GB Pawtucket (Red Sox) .............. 16 9 .640 — Buffalo (Mets)........................... 14 10 .583 1 1 ⁄2 Yankees ................................... 12 10 .545 2 1 ⁄2 Lehigh Valley (Phillies) ........... 13 11 .542 2 1 ⁄2 Rochester (Twins) ................... 9 14 .391 6 Syracuse (Nationals)............... 9 15 .375 6 1 ⁄2 South Division W L Pct. GB Gwinnett (Braves) .................. 17 7 .708 — Charlotte (White Sox)............ 13 12 .520 4 1 ⁄2 Norfolk (Orioles)..................... 9 14 .391 7 1 ⁄2 Durham (Rays) ....................... 7 18 .280 10 1 ⁄2 West Division W L Pct. GB Toledo (Tigers) ........................ 14 9 .609 — Columbus (Indians) ................. 13 11 .542 1 1 ⁄2 Indianapolis (Pirates)............... 12 11 .522 2 Louisville (Reds) ...................... 9 16 .360 6 Monday's Games Norfolk 6, Louisville 5, 12 innings Durham1, Indianapolis 0 Syracuse 12, Charlotte 4 Pawtucket 6, Columbus 4 Rochester at Buffalo, ppd., rain Gwinnett at Toledo, ppd., rain Today's Games Syracuse at Buffalo, 6:05 p.m. Pawtucket at Toledo, 6:30 p.m. Gwinnett at Columbus, 6:35 p.m. Louisville at Durham, 7:05 p.m. Charlotte at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m. Rochester vs. Yankees at Rochester, 7:05 p.m. Indianapolis at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m. L O C A L C A L E N D A R TODAY'S EVENTS H.S. BASEBALL GAR at Northwest, 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m. H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Berwick at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Holy Redeemer, 4:15 p.m. Nanticoke at Delaware Valley, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at North Pocono, 4:15 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL GAR at Northwest, 4:15 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m. Nanticoke at Wyoming Valley West, 4:15 p.m. Pittston Area at Wyoming Area, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m. H.S TRACK AND FIELD Crestwood at Berwick, 4:15 p.m. Pittston Area at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Hanover Area at Tunkhannock Lake-Lehman at North Pocono Nanticoke at Berwick H.S. BOYS LACROSSE Dallas at Tunkhannock 4:30 p.m. H.S. GIRLS LACROSSE Tunkhannock at Dallas, 6 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Misericordia at Cortland State, 4 p.m. Wilkes at Scranton, 4 p.m. MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE MAC Tournament WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE MAC Tournament WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Pittston Area at Honesdale, 4:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at MMI Prep, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Seminary at North Pocono, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Valley West at Lake-Lehman, 7 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL North Schuylkill at Berwick, 4:15 p.m. H.S TRACK AND FIELD Holy Redeemer at Northwest Area, 4:15 p.m. Meyers at Lake-Lehman, 4:15 p.m. Nanticoke at GAR, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at Hanover Area, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Delaware Valley at Wyoming Valley West Hanover Area at Crestwood COLLEGE TENNIS Freedom Conference Team Tournament THURSDAY, MAY 3 H.S. BASEBALL Crestwood at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Wyoming Valley West, 4:15 p.m. Hazleton Area at Pittston Area, 4:15 p.m. Nanticoke at Holy Redeemer, 4:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Wyoming Area, 4:15 p.m. H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Coughlin at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. Delaware Valley at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. Holy Redeemer at Crestwood, 7 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL Crestwood at Coughlin, 4:15 p.m. Dallas at Wyoming Valley West, 4:15 p.m. Nanticoke at Holy Redeemer, 4:15 p.m. Pittston Area at Hazleton Area, 4:15 p.m. Tunkhannock at Wyoming Area, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Berwick at Lake-Lehman Hazleton Area at Tunkhannock North Pocono at Holy Redeemer H.S. BOYS LACROSSE Lake-Lehman at Dallas, 5 p.m. H.S. GIRLS LACROSSE Lake-Lehman at Dallas COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD MAC Championships MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE MAC Tournament FRIDAY, MAY 4 H.S. BASEBALL Hanover Area at GAR, 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Meyers, 4:15 p.m. Northwest at Wyoming Seminary, 4:15 p.m. H.S. GIRLS SOCCER Delaware Valley at North Pocono, 4:15 p.m. Wyoming Area at Meyers, 7 p.m. Wilkes-Barre Me- morial Stadium H.S. SOFTBALL Coughlin at Berwick, 4:15 p.m. Hanover Area at GAR, 4:15 p.m. Lake-Lehman at Meyers, 4:15 p.m. Northwest at Wyoming Seminary, 4:15 p.m. H.S. BOYS TENNIS District 2 team tournament quarterfinals H.S. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Coughlin at Delaware Valley COLLEGE BASEBALL Freedom Conference Tournament at Quakertown COLLEGE SOFTBALL Freedom Conference Tournament COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD MAC Championships SATURDAY, MAY 5 H.S. BASEBALL Hazleton Area at West Scranton, 1 p.m. H.S. SOFTBALL Meyers at Berwick, 11 a.m. Northwest at Tunkhannock, 11 a.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Freedom Conference Tournament at Quakertown COLLEGE SOFTBALL Freedom Conference Tournament COLLEGE TENNIS MAC Team Tournament COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD MAC Championships, TBA MEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE MAC Tournament WOMEN'S COLLEGE LACROSSE MAC Tournament W H A T ’ S O N T V MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. MLB — Oakland at Boston CSN -- Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia ROOT -- Pittsburgh at Atlanta YES -- Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees 8 p.m. SNY -- N.Y. Mets at Houston NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT—Playoffs, first round, game 2, Philadelphia at Chicago 10:30 p.m. TNT —Playoffs, first round, game 2, Denver at L.A. Lakers NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Playoffs, conference semifinals, game 2, New Jersey at Philadelphia SOCCER 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, Fulham at Liverpool H O C K E Y NHL Playoff Glance All Times EDT FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) EASTERN CONFERENCE N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 3 Thursday, April 12: NY Rangers 4, Ottawa 2 Saturday, April 14: Ottawa 3, NY Rangers 2, OT Monday, April 16: NY Rangers 1, Ottawa 0 Wednesday, April 18: Ottawa 3, NY Rangers 2, OT Saturday, April 21: Ottawa 2, NY Rangers 0 Monday, April 23: NY Rangers 3, Ottawa 2 Thursday, April 26: N.Y. Rangers 2, Ottawa 1 Washington 4, Boston 3 Thursday, April 12: Boston 1, Washington 0, OT Saturday, April 14: Washington 2, Boston 1, 2OT Monday, April 16: Boston 4, Washington 3 Thursday, April 19: Washington 2, Boston 1 Saturday, April 21: Washington 4, Boston 3 Sunday, April 22: Boston 4, Washington 3, OT Wednesday, April 25: Washington 2, Boston 1, OT New Jersey 4, Florida 3 Friday, April 13: New Jersey 3, Florida 2 Sunday, April 15: Florida 4, New Jersey 2 Tuesday, April 17: Florida 4, New Jersey 3 Thursday, April 19: New Jersey 4, Florida 0 Saturday, April 21: Florida 3, New Jersey 0 Tuesday, April 24: New Jersey 3, Florida 2, OT Thursday, April 26: New Jersey 3, Florida 2, 2OT Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 2 Wednesday, April 11: Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Friday, April 13: Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 5 Sunday, April 15: Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 4 Wednesday, April 18: Pittsburgh 10, Philadelphia 3 Friday, April 20: Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2 Sunday, April 22: Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 1 WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 1 Wednesday, April 11: Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 2 Friday, April 13: Los Angeles 4, Vancouver 2 Sunday, April 15: Los Angeles 1, Vancouver 0 Wednesday, April 18: Vancouver 3, Los Angeles 1 Sunday, April 22: Los Angeles 2, Vancouver 1, OT St. Louis 4, San Jose 1 Thursday, April 12: San Jose 3, St. Louis 2, 2OT Saturday, April 14: St. Louis 3, San Jose 0 Monday, April 16: St. Louis 4, San Jose 3 Thursday, April 19: St. Louis 2, San Jose 1 Saturday, April 21: St. Louis 3, San Jose 1 Phoenix 4, Chicago 2 Thursday, April 12: Phoenix 3, Chicago 2, OT Saturday, April 14: Chicago 4, Phoenix 3, OT Tuesday, April 17: Phoenix 3, Chicago 2, OT Thursday, April 19: Phoenix 3, Chicago 2, OT Saturday, April 21: Chicago 2, Phoenix 1, OT Monday, April 23: Phoenix 4, Chicago 0 Nashville 4, Detroit 1 Wednesday, April 11: Nashville 3, Detroit 2 Friday, April 13: Detroit 3, Nashville 2 Sunday, April 15: Nashville 3, Detroit 2 Tuesday, April 17: Nashville 3, Detroit 1 Friday, April 20: Nashville 2, Detroit 1 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 1 Saturday, April 28: NY Rangers 3, Washington 1 Monday, April 30: Washington 3, NY Rangers 2 Wednesday, May 2: NY Rangers at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5: NY Rangers at Washington, 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 7: Washington at NY Rangers, 7:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: NY Rangers at Washington, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: Washington at NY Rangers, TBD Philadelphia 1, New Jersey 0 Sunday, April 29: Philadelphia 4, NewJersey 3, OT Tuesday, May 1: New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6: Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 8: NewJersey at Philadelphia, TBD x-Thursday, May 10: Philadelphia at New Jersey, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: New Jersey at Philadelphia, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix 2, Nashville 0 Friday, April 27: Phoenix 4, Nashville 3, OT Sunday, April 29: Phoenix 5, Nashville 3 Wednesday, May 2: Phoenix at Nashville, 9 p.m. Friday, May 4: Phoenix at Nashville, 7:30 p.m. x-Monday, May 7: Nashville at Phoenix, 10 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: Phoenix at Nashville, TBD x-Friday, May 11: Nashville at Phoenix, TBD Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0 Saturday, April 28: Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 1 Monday, April 30: Los Angeles at St. Louis, late Thursday, May 3: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. Sunday, May 6: St. Louis at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 8: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD x-Thursday, May 10: St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBD x-Saturday, May 12: Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBD AHL Playoff Glance All Times EDT (x-if necessary) FIRST ROUND BEST OF 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE Connecticut 3, Bridgeport 0 Thursday, April 19: Connecticut 3, Bridgeport 0 Saturday, April 21: Connecticut 3, Bridgeport 0 Sunday, April 22: Connecticut 4, Bridgeport 3, OT Norfolk 3, Manchester 1 Friday, April 20: Norfolk 3, Manchester 2 Saturday, April 21: Manchester 5, Norfolk 2 Wednesday, April 25: Norfolk 5, Manchester 2 Friday, April 27: Norfolk 4, Manchester 3, OT Penguins 3, Hershey 2 Friday, April 20: Penguins 3, Hershey 1 Saturday, April 21: Penguins 7, Hershey 2 Wednesday, April 25: Hershey 4, Penguins 3, OT Friday, April 27: Hershey 4, Penguins 1 Saturday, April 28: Penguins 2, Hershey 1 St. John's 3, Syracuse 1 Friday, April 20: St. John’s 3, Syracuse 2 Saturday, April 21: Syracuse 4, St. John’s 3 Wednesday, April 25: St. John’s 5, Syracuse 1 Friday, April 27: St. John’s 4, Syracuse 3, OT WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 3, Chicago 2 Thursday, April 19: San Antonio 5, Chicago 4, OT Saturday, April 21: San Antonio 4, Chicago 3 Tuesday, April 24: Chicago 3, San Antonio 2 Wednesday, April 25: Chicago 3, San Antonio 1 Friday, April 27: San Antonio 3, Chicago 2, 2OT Oklahoma City 3, Houston 1 Thursday, April 19: Oklahoma City 5, Houston 0 Friday, April 20: Oklahoma City 4, Houston 1 Sunday, April 22: Houston 1, Oklahoma City 0 Tuesday, April 24: Oklahoma City 5, Houston 2 Toronto 3, Rochester 0 Thursday, April 19: Toronto 4, Rochester 3 Saturday, April 21: Toronto 4, Rochester 3 Monday, April 23: Toronto 3, Rochester 0 Abbotsford 3, Milwaukee 0 Friday, April 20: Abbotsford 6, Milwaukee 2 Sunday, April 22: Abbotsford 4, Milwaukee 2 Wednesday, April 25: Abbotsford 4, Milwaukee 2 DIVISION FINALS BEST OF 7 EASTERN CONFERENCE Norfolk vs. Connecticut Wednesday, May 2: Connecticut at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m. Friday, May 4: Connecticut at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6: Norfolk at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Monday, May 7: Norfolk at Connecticut, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: Norfolk at Connecticut, 7p.m. x-Friday, May 11: Connecticut at Norfolk, 7:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 13: Connecticut at Norfolk, 5 p.m. St. John's vs. Penguins Tuesday, May 1: Penguins at St. John’s, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 2: Penguins at St. John’s, 6 p.m. Saturday, May 5: St. John’s at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. Sunday, May 6: St. John’s at Penguins, 4:05 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 8: St. John’s at Penguins, 7:05 p.m. x-Friday, May 11: Penguins at St. John’s, 6 p.m. x-Saturday, May 12: Penguins at St. John’s, 6 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Toronto vs. Abbotsford Tuesday, May 1: Abbotsford at Toronto, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 3: Abbotsford at Toronto, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 5: Toronto at Abbotsford, 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 8: Toronto at Abbotsford, 10 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 9: Toronto at Abbotsford, 10 p.m. x-Saturday, May 12: Abbotsford at Toronto, 3 p.m. x-Sunday, May 13: Abbotsford at Toronto, 3 p.m. Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio Thursday, May 3: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 5: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Monday, May 7: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Thursday, May10: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m. x-Friday, May 11: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, May13: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 15: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. C M Y K THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 3B ➛ M A J O R L E A G U E B A S E B A L L NEW YORK — Hiroki Kuro- da pitched seven neat innings and teamed with catcher Rus- sell Martin to nab Nick Marka- kis at the plate in the key play of the game, lifting the New York Yankees over the Balti- more Orioles 2-1 Monday night. Eric Chavez hit an early two-run homer as the Yankees beat Baltimore once again. They are 4-0 against the Orioles this year, 43-15 over the O’s since 2009 and have not lost any of the last 14 season series to them. The loss denied Buck Showalter his 1,000th win as a big league manager — his first victory came in1992 next door at the old Yankee Stadi- um. Baltimore lost for the second time in eight games. Rangers 4, Blue Jays 1 TORONTO — Yu Darvish won his third straight start, Mitch Moreland and Craig Gentry homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays. Darvish (4-0) allowed his first home run but remained unbeaten in five major league starts. He gave up one run and four hits in seven innings, walk- ed two and struck out nine. In winning his past three starts, Darvish has allowed just two earned runs over 21 2 ⁄3 in- nings against Detroit, the New York Yankees and Toronto. His season ERA is 2.18. Mike Adams worked the eighth and Joe Nathan finished for his sixth save in seven chances. AL West-leading Tex- as won for the 17th time in April, matching the 1989 team for the second-most victories in the season’s opening month. The Rangers won a record18 April games in1998. Red Sox11, Athletics 6 BOSTON — David Ortiz finished the best April of his career with a pair of solo home- rs, Mike Aviles hit a three-run shot and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics. Darnell McDonald had a two-run homer and Marlon Byrd drove in a pair of runs to support a decent start by Clay Buchholz, who held Oakland to one run until he gave up five in his last inning. Ortiz hit .405 in April with six homers and 20 RBIs. He hit .543 in Fenway Park (19 for 35). It was Boston’s seventh win in eight games, coming off a 6-1 road trip. Former Red Sox outfielder Josh Reddick hit a three-run homer for Oakland, which dropped its third straight. Rays 3, Mariners 2 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Elliot Johnson hit an RBI single with one out in the 12th inning, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a comeback victory. Playing before a crowd of just 9,458 — smallest at Tropicana Field since September 2007 — the Rays twice rallied from one-run deficits before winning it against Brandon League (0-2), who failed to hold a 2-1 lead the Mariners took on Jesus Montero’s homer in the 11th. A M E R I C A N L E A G U E R O U N D U P ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin watches starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, left, tag out Baltimore Orioles’ Nick Mar- kakis (21) at home plate trying to score on a wild pitch in the seventh inning Monday at Yankee Stadium in New York. Yankees block off Markakis, Orioles The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Placido Polanco hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Monday night. Bryan LaHair hit a tying, two-run homer off Chad Qualls (1-0) in the eighth after Vance Worley threw seven impressive innings for Philadelphia. But the Phillies answered in the bottom half. Scott Maine (0-1) hit pinch-hitter Juan Pierre with a one-out pitch and Jimmy Rollins singled off Ra- fael Dolis with two outs. Polanco, who had just two RBIs in his first 71 at-bats, drove in two with a hard liner to the wall in left. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth for his eighth save in as many tries. Diamondbacks 9, Marlins 5 MIAMI — Left-hander Pa- trick Corbin pitched 5 2 ⁄3 in- nings to win his major league debut Monday, and the Arizo- na Diamondbacks beat the slumping Miami Marlins. The 22-year-old Corbin, who was called up from Double-A Mobile, struck out six and allowed three runs. One day after jumping ahead 8-0, the Diamondbacks were up 7-0 by the fifth inning. Cody Ransom and Justin Up- ton hit two-run homers, and Willie Bloomquist had a two- run double. Pirates 9, Braves 3 ATLANTA — Pedro Alvarez and Yamaico Navarro each hit two-run homers, and the Pitts- burgh Pirates enjoyed a long- awaited offensive break- through as they beat the Atlan- ta Braves. The Pirates, last in the ma- jor leagues with 58 runs in 22 games, almost doubled their previous season high of five runs. Neil Walker had three hits and drove in a run. Astros 4, Mets 3 HOUSTON — Matt Downs hit a two-run homer and Jed Lowrie had the go-ahead sin- gle in the eighth inning to propel the Houston Astros to a win over the New York Mets. The game was tied 3-all when Jordan Schafer reached on an infield single to start the eighth. He stole second with one out and scored on the hit by Lowrie, which reliever Manny Acosta (0-2) deflected into the outfield. Schafer finished with two hits and scored two runs. Downs’ homer came in Hous- ton’s three-run sixth. N AT I O N A L L E A G U E R O U N D U P Polanco’s 2-run double leads Phils over Cubs The Associated Press STANDINGS/STATS DETROIT — Delmon Young was suspended by Major League Baseball onMondayforsevendays without payfollowinghisarrest on a hate crime harassment charge last week in NewYork. The commissioner’s office said thesuspensionisretroactivetoFri- day, when Young was arrested af- ter a late-night tussle at his hotel during which police say he yelled anti-Semitic epithets. “Those associated with our game shouldmeet the responsibil- ities and standards that stemfrom our game’s stature as a social insti- tution,” Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. “An incident like this cannot and will not be tol- erated. I understand that Mr. Young is regret- ful, and it is my expectationthat he will learn from this unfor- tunate episode.” The state- ment from the commissioner’s office also said that Young would berequiredtoparticipateinatreat- ment program. Young is eligible for reinstate- ment from the restricted list May 4. The suspension will cost Young approximately $257,240 of his $6,725,000 salary. Speaking before the Tigers game against the Kansas City Roy- als was postponed by rain, Detroit general manager Dave Dombrow- ski said Young will not appeal the ruling and that he will not face ad- ditional discipline by the team when he comes off the restricted list Friday. “Under the (collective bargain- ing agreement), there’s no dual discipline,” he said. “He’ll be acti- vated and ready to play on Friday. If he’s not inthelineup, that will be the manager’s decision. He’s been working out over the weekend, andtook batting practice today, so he’ll be physically ready on Fri- day.” Around 2:30 a.m. Friday, Young was standing outside the teamho- tel inNewYork. Nearby, a groupof about four Chicago tourists stay- ing at the hotel were approached by a panhandler wearing a yar- mulke and a Star of David around his neck, according to police. Afterward, as the group walked up to the hotel doors, Young start- ed yelling anti-Semitic epithets, police said. It was not clear whom Young was yelling at, but he got into a scuffle with the Chicago group, and a 32-year-old man was tackled and sustained scratches to his el- bows, according to police and the criminal complaint. Both Young and the group went insidethehotel, andat somepoint, police were called, and Young was arrested, police said. Young was first taken to a hospital because he was believed to be intoxicated, po- lice said. Tigers’ Young suspended for 7 days The Associated Press Young S T A N D I N G S All Times EDT AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Tampa Bay..................................... 14 8 .636 — — 8-2 W-1 8-1 6-7 Baltimore........................................ 14 9 .609 1 ⁄2 — 6-4 L-1 8-4 6-5 New York ....................................... 13 9 .591 1 1 ⁄2 7-3 W-2 7-4 6-5 Toronto........................................... 12 11 .522 2 1 ⁄2 2 5-5 L-1 6-7 6-4 Boston............................................ 11 11 .500 3 2 1 ⁄2 7-3 W-1 4-5 7-6 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Cleveland....................................... 11 9 .550 — — 6-4 W-1 4-7 7-2 Chicago.......................................... 11 11 .500 1 2 1 ⁄2 5-5 W-1 4-7 7-4 Detroit............................................. 11 11 .500 1 2 1 ⁄2 2-8 L-1 6-7 5-4 Kansas City ................................... 6 15 .286 5 1 ⁄2 7 3-7 L-1 0-10 6-5 Minnesota...................................... 6 15 .286 5 1 ⁄2 7 3-7 W-1 3-8 3-7 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Texas ............................................. 17 6 .739 — — 6-4 W-1 8-5 9-1 Seattle ............................................ 11 12 .478 6 3 4-6 L-2 3-6 8-6 Oakland.......................................... 11 13 .458 6 1 ⁄2 3 1 ⁄2 4-6 L-3 6-7 5-6 Los Angeles .................................. 7 15 .318 9 1 ⁄2 6 1 ⁄2 3-7 L-1 4-6 3-9 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Washington ................................... 14 8 .636 — — 5-5 L-4 8-2 6-6 Atlanta............................................ 14 9 .609 1 ⁄2 — 6-4 L-1 7-3 7-6 New York ....................................... 13 9 .591 1 1 ⁄2 6-4 W-2 8-5 5-4 Philadelphia................................... 11 12 .478 3 1 ⁄2 3 5-5 W-1 5-5 6-7 Miami .............................................. 8 14 .364 6 5 1 ⁄2 2-8 L-2 6-5 2-9 Central Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away St. Louis......................................... 14 8 .636 — — 5-5 L-1 6-3 8-5 Cincinnati ....................................... 11 11 .500 3 2 1 ⁄2 7-3 W-2 7-5 4-6 Milwaukee...................................... 10 12 .455 4 3 1 ⁄2 4-6 W-1 6-6 4-6 Pittsburgh ...................................... 10 12 .455 4 3 1 ⁄2 5-5 W-1 5-4 5-8 Houston ......................................... 8 14 .364 6 5 1 ⁄2 4-6 L-2 4-5 4-9 Chicago.......................................... 8 15 .348 6 1 ⁄2 6 5-5 L-1 5-8 3-7 West Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Los Angeles .................................. 16 6 .727 — — 7-3 W-3 10-2 6-4 San Francisco ............................... 12 10 .545 4 1 1 ⁄2 6-4 W-2 6-3 6-7 Arizona........................................... 12 11 .522 4 1 ⁄2 2 5-5 W-2 6-7 6-4 Colorado........................................ 10 11 .476 5 1 ⁄2 3 5-5 L-2 6-6 4-5 San Diego...................................... 7 16 .304 9 1 ⁄2 7 4-6 L-2 5-9 2-7 AMERICAN LEAGUE Sunday's Games N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 2 Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 0 Toronto 7, Seattle 2 Baltimore 5, Oakland 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Boston 1 Minnesota 7, Kansas City 4 Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2 Monday's Games N.Y. Yankees 2, Baltimore 1 Kansas City at Detroit, ppd., rain Texas 4, Toronto 1 Boston 11, Oakland 6 Seattle at Tampa Bay, (n) Minnesota at L.A. Angels, (n) Tuesday's Games Baltimore (Matusz 0-3) at N.Y. Yankees (P.Hughes 1-3), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Hochevar 2-1) at Detroit (Porcello1-2), 7:05 p.m. Texas (Feliz 1-1) at Toronto (Hutchison 1-0), 7:07 p.m. Oakland (Parker 0-0) at Boston (Doubront 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Noesi 1-2) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Jimenez 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Liriano 0-3) at L.A. Angels (Williams 1-1), 10:05 p.m. Wednesday's Games Texas at Toronto, 12:37 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday's Games Arizona 8, Miami 4 Cincinnati 6, Houston 5 Chicago Cubs 5, Philadelphia 1 Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 3 Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Colorado 5, 11 innings San Francisco 4, San Diego 1 L.A. Dodgers 2, Washington 0 Monday's Games Arizona 9, Miami 5 Philadelphia 6, Chicago Cubs 4 Pittsburgh 9, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets at Houston, (n) L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, (n) Milwaukee at San Diego, (n) Tuesday's Games Arizona (Cahill 1-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 2-1) at Cincinnati (Ar- royo 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Hamels 3-1) at Atlanta (Beachy 2-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-0) at Houston (Happ 1-1), 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 1-1) at St. Louis (Wainwright 0-3), 8:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 2-0) at Colorado (Chacin 0-2), 8:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Marcum 1-1) at San Diego (Volquez 0-2), 10:05 p.m. Miami (Nolasco 2-0) at San Francisco (M.Cain 1-1), 10:15 p.m. Wednesday's Games N.Y. Mets at Houston, 2:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 6:35 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. A M E R I C A N L E A G U E Yankees 2, Orioles 1 Baltimore New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Reimld lf 4 0 0 0 Jeter ss 4 0 1 0 Hardy ss 4 0 1 0 Grndrs cf 3 0 0 0 EnChvz pr 0 0 0 0 ARdrgz dh 3 0 0 0 Markks rf 4 0 1 0 Cano 2b 3 0 1 0 AdJons cf 2 1 1 0 Teixeir 1b 3 1 2 0 Wieters c 2 0 1 0 Ibanez rf 3 0 0 0 C.Davis 1b 2 0 0 1 AnJons rf 0 0 0 0 Betemt 3b 3 0 1 0 ErChvz 3b 3 1 1 2 MrRynl dh 3 0 0 0 Martin c 3 0 0 0 Andino 2b 3 0 0 0 ENunez lf 3 0 0 0 Totals 27 1 5 1 Totals 28 2 5 2 Baltimore............................ 010 000 000 — 1 New York ........................... 020 000 00x — 2 DP—Baltimore 1, New York 2. LOB—Baltimore 2, New York 4. HR—Er.Chavez (3). CS—Ad.Jones (3). SF—C.Davis. IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore Hammel L,3-1.......... 6 5 2 2 2 5 Lindstrom................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ji.Johnson ............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 New York Kuroda W,2-3.......... 7 4 1 1 1 3 Robertson H,4......... 1 0 0 0 0 3 M.Rivera S,5-6........ 1 1 0 0 0 0 HBP—by Kuroda (Wieters). WP—Kuroda. Umpires—Home, Jerry Layne;First, BobDavidson- ;Second, Hunter Wendelstedt;Third, Dan Bellino. T—2:22. A—36,890 (50,291). Rangers 4, Blue Jays 1 Texas Toronto ab r h bi ab r h bi Kinsler 2b 3 1 1 0 YEscor ss 4 0 0 0 Andrus ss 5 0 2 1 KJhnsn 2b 4 0 0 0 MYong 3b 4 0 1 0 Bautist rf 4 0 0 0 Beltre dh 5 1 3 0 Lind 1b 3 0 0 0 BSnydr pr-dh 0 0 0 0 Encrnc dh 3 1 2 1 DvMrp lf 4 0 0 0 Thams lf 4 0 1 0 N.Cruz rf 4 0 1 1 Lawrie 3b 2 0 0 0 Napoli c 4 0 0 0 Rasms cf 3 0 1 0 Morlnd 1b 3 1 1 1 Arencii c 3 0 0 0 Gentry cf 4 1 1 1 Totals 36 410 4 Totals 30 1 4 1 Texas.................................. 011 000 200 — 4 Toronto............................... 000 100 000 — 1 E—K.Johnson (3). DP—Texas1, Toronto1. LOB— Texas 10, Toronto 5. 2B—Andrus (4), Beltre 2 (6), N.Cruz (6). HR—Moreland (3), Gentry (1), Encar- nacion (8). CS—Kinsler (3). IP H R ER BB SO Texas Darvish W,4-0 ......... 7 4 1 1 2 9 Adams H,6............... 1 0 0 0 0 0 Nathan S,6-7............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto Drabek L,2-2 ........... 6 5 2 2 2 8 E.Crawford............... 0 2 2 2 0 0 Frasor ....................... 1 1 0 0 2 2 L.Perez..................... 2 2 0 0 0 1 E.Crawford pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. HBP—by Darvish (Encarnacion), by L.Perez (Mo- reland). Umpires—Home, Cory Blaser;First, Sam Hol- brook;Second, Andy Fletcher;Third, Rob Drake. T—2:59. A—21,945 (49,260). Red Sox 11, Athletics 6 Oakland Boston ab r h bi ab r h bi JWeeks 2b 3 1 0 0 Aviles ss 5 2 2 4 Crisp lf 5 1 2 2 Pedroia 2b 5 0 2 0 Reddck rf 4 1 2 3 AdGnzl 1b 4 0 0 0 Cespds cf 5 0 1 0 C.Ross rf 4 0 0 0 S.Smith dh 4 0 0 0 LAndrs lf 1 0 0 0 KSuzuk c 2 1 1 0 Sweeny rf 0 0 0 0 Recker ph-c 3 1 2 0 Ortiz dh 3 3 2 2 Barton 1b 3 0 0 0 Shppch c 3 0 0 0 Inge 3b 3 0 1 0 DMcDn lf-rf-lf 4 3 3 2 Pnngtn ss 3 1 2 0 Byrd cf 4 2 2 2 Punto 3b 3 1 0 0 Totals 35 611 5 Totals 36111110 Oakland............................ 010 000 500 — 6 Boston.............................. 042 050 00x — 11 E—J.Weeks 2 (4), Punto (1). DP—Oakland 1, Bos- ton3. LOB—Oakland10, Boston5. 2B—Recker (1), Pedroia (6), D.McDonald (4), Byrd (1). HR—Red- dick (4), Aviles (5), Ortiz 2 (6), D.McDonald (2). SB—Pedroia (2). IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Milone L,3-2............. 4 2 ⁄3 8 8 7 1 5 Norberto................... 1 ⁄3 2 3 3 1 0 Fuentes .................... 1 0 0 0 0 0 J.Miller ...................... 2 1 0 0 2 1 Boston Buchholz W,3-1 ...... 6 2 ⁄3 7 6 6 5 5 Tazawa..................... 0 1 0 0 0 0 Padilla H,3 ............... 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Atchison ................... 1 ⁄3 2 0 0 1 1 F.Morales H,6.......... 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Aceves ..................... 1 1 0 0 0 2 Tazawa pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. HBP—by Buchholz (Pennington), by Tazawa (S.Smith). Umpires—Home, Phil Cuzzi;First, Greg Gibson- ;Second, Manny Gonzalez;Third, Vic Carapazza. T—3:23. A—37,359 (37,495). Phillies 6, Cubs 4 Chicago Philadelphia ab r h bi ab r h bi DeJess rf 5 0 1 0 Rollins ss 4 2 2 0 Campn cf 4 1 0 0 Polanc 3b 5 0 2 2 SCastro ss 4 1 2 1 Victorn cf 5 1 1 0 LaHair 1b 4 1 2 2 Pence rf 4 1 1 1 ASorin lf 4 1 1 0 Wggntn 1b 4 0 2 0 IStewrt 3b 2 0 1 0 Nix lf 2 1 0 0 DeWitt 2b 4 0 1 0 Mayrry ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Dolis p 0 0 0 0 Ruiz c 3 0 1 2 Soto c 3 0 0 0 Orr 2b 3 0 2 1 Volstad p 1 0 0 0 Bastrd p 0 0 0 0 RJhnsn ph 1 0 0 0 Qualls p 0 0 0 0 Camp p 0 0 0 0 Pierre ph 0 1 0 0 Maine p 0 0 0 0 Papeln p 0 0 0 0 Barney 2b 1 0 0 0 Worley p 2 0 0 0 Galvis 2b 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 8 3 Totals 34 611 6 Chicago.............................. 000 000 130 — 4 Philadelphia....................... 400 000 02x — 6 E—Soto (4), Wigginton (3). DP—Philadelphia 1. LOB—Chicago 7, Philadelphia 9. 2B—LaHair (8), A.Soriano (2), Polanco (3). HR—LaHair (5). SB— Campana (7). S—Volstad, Worley. IP H R ER BB SO Chicago Volstad ..................... 6 8 4 4 3 4 Camp........................ 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Maine L,0-1.............. 1 0 1 1 0 1 Dolis.......................... 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 Philadelphia Worley ...................... 7 5 1 1 2 5 Bastardo H,2............ 1 ⁄3 0 1 1 1 0 Qualls W,1-0 BS,1-1 ...................... 2 ⁄3 3 2 2 0 0 Papelbon S,8-8....... 1 0 0 0 1 1 HBP—by Maine (Pierre). Balk—Volstad. Umpires—Home, DaleScott;First, CBBucknor;Se- cond, Angel Campos;Third, Dan Iassogna. T—2:49. A—45,397 (43,651). N A T I O N A L L E A G U E Diamondbacks 9, Marlins 5 Arizona Miami ab r h bi ab r h bi Blmqst ss 4 1 1 2 Reyes ss 4 0 2 0 RRorts 2b 3 0 0 1 Bonifac cf 5 0 1 0 J.Upton rf 5 2 2 2 HRmrz 3b 4 1 1 0 Gldsch 1b 3 2 1 0 Kearns lf 4 1 1 2 Ransm 3b 4 1 1 2 Infante 2b 4 1 1 0 GParra lf 5 1 1 1 Stanton rf 4 0 1 0 Pollock cf 4 1 2 1 GSnchz 1b 2 0 0 1 HBlanc c 5 0 1 0 J.Buck c 4 1 1 0 Corbin p 1 1 0 0 Buehrle p 1 0 0 0 Breslw p 0 0 0 0 DMrph ph 1 1 1 2 Overay ph 1 0 1 0 DJnngs p 0 0 0 0 DHrndz p 0 0 0 0 Morrsn ph 1 0 1 0 Putz p 0 0 0 0 Webb p 0 0 0 0 Dobbs ph 1 0 0 0 Bell p 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 910 9 Totals 35 510 5 Arizona............................... 020 500 002 — 9 Miami .................................. 000 021 200 — 5 E—Ransom (2), Kearns (1), Infante (2), Webb (1). DP—Arizona 2, Miami 1. LOB—Arizona 8, Miami 8. 2B—Bloomquist (6), Reyes (6), H.Ramirez (3). HR—J.Upton (2), Ransom(2), Kearns (2), Do.Mur- phy (2). SB—J.Upton(3), Goldschmidt (2). S—Cor- bin 2. SF—R.Roberts, Pollock, G.Sanchez. IP H R ER BB SO Arizona Corbin W,1-0........... 5 2 ⁄3 8 3 3 3 6 Breslow H,2............. 1 1 ⁄3 1 2 1 0 2 D.Hernandez H,5.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 Putz........................... 1 1 0 0 0 1 Miami Buehrle L,1-4........... 5 8 7 4 1 3 Da.Jennings ............ 1 0 0 0 1 0 Webb........................ 2 1 0 0 1 3 Bell ............................ 1 1 2 2 1 0 HBP—by Corbin (Kearns), by Bell (Ransom). Umpires—Home, Jim Reynolds;First, Mike Esta- brook;Second, James Hoye;Third, Jim Joyce. T—3:19. A—31,006 (37,442). Pirates 9, Braves 3 Pittsburgh Atlanta ab r h bi ab r h bi Tabata rf 4 2 1 0 Bourn cf 5 0 1 0 JHrrsn ss 4 0 1 1 Prado lf 2 1 0 0 McCtch cf 4 1 1 1 Fremn 1b 4 1 1 2 McGeh 1b 4 1 1 0 McCnn c 4 0 0 0 Walker 2b 5 1 3 1 Uggla 2b 4 1 1 0 Navarr lf 4 2 2 3 C.Jones 3b 4 0 0 0 PAlvrz 3b 4 1 1 2 Hinske rf 4 0 4 1 Barajs c 3 1 1 0 Pstrnck ss 4 0 1 0 JMcDnl p 3 0 0 0 Minor p 2 0 0 0 Resop p 0 0 0 0 Durbin p 0 0 0 0 JFrncs ph 1 0 0 0 LHrndz p 0 0 0 0 Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 911 8 Totals 35 3 8 3 Pittsburgh .......................... 002 202 300 — 9 Atlanta ................................ 200 100 000 — 3 E—Resop (1). DP—Atlanta 1. LOB—Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 7. 2B—Tabata (3), McGehee (3), Uggla (4), Hinske (1), Pastornicky (3). HR—Navarro (1), P.Al- varez (5), Freeman (4). SB—Walker (1). CS— Bourn (4). S—J.Harrison. SF—McCutchen. IP H R ER BB SO Pittsburgh Ja.McDonald W,1-1 7 2 ⁄3 7 3 3 2 10 Resop....................... 1 1 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 1 Atlanta Minor L,2-2 .............. 6 1 ⁄3 8 7 7 3 9 Durbin....................... 2 ⁄3 2 2 2 1 0 L.Hernandez............ 2 1 0 0 0 3 PB—McCann. Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert;First, Dana DeMuth- ;Second, Kerwin Danley;Third, Doug Eddings. T—2:49. A—17,181 (49,586). WASHINGTON—Afederal court jury sawsnippets of Rog- er Clemens denying steroid use at a now-famous 2008 con- gressional hearing, then lis- tened Monday as Clemens’ lawyer triedinfits andstarts to declare that proceeding to be “nothing more than a show trial” that shouldn’t have taken place. As the perjury retrial of the seven-time Cy Young Award winning pitcher entered its third week, yet another day was bogged down by constant objections. And the behind- the-scenes sniping was again nastier than anything the ju- rors have yet to hear in court. Clemens’ lawyers used a writ- ten response Monday, to a gov- ernment motion filed with the court, to aimtheir latest broad- side at the government’s key witness. They claimed that Clemens’ former strength coach Brian McNamee has a past that “contains more dirt than a pitcher’s mound.” If nothing else, prosecutors cleared a psychological hurdle when they managed to get through the day without get- ting into trouble with U.S. Dis- trict Judge Reggie Walton. It was duringthefirst trial last Ju- ly that they played an excerpt fromthe 2008 hearing that had been ruled inadmissible — prompting Walton to declare an embarrassing mistrial in an already costly case. The retrial, resuming after a five-day break and expected to last several more weeks, still seems light years away from addressing the principle ques- tion that could matter most to the jurors when they decide whether Clemens lied to Con- gress: Did he use steroids and human growth hormone dur- ing his remarkable 24-year ca- reer? As it was, the court spent Monday hearing a second day of testimony from the trial’s first witness, Phil Barnett, who was majority staff director for the House Oversight and Gov- ernment Reform Committee when that committee held the 2008 hearing. Prosecutors used Barnett to try to establish that Congress was within its bounds when it called the hearing, which took place two months after Clem- ens was named in the Mitchell Report on the use of perform- ance-enhancing drugs in base- ball. The government has maintained that the validity of the Mitchell Report was impor- tant, in part because of overall concerns over steroids and HGH as a public health issue. With Barnett on the stand, the government played por- tions of Clemens’ televised tes- timony at the February 2008 hearingas well as anaudiotape of the depositionthat preceded it. “Let me be clear: I have nev- er used steroids or HGH,” Clemens said confidently in the videotape of the hearing. Taking his turn to question Barnett, Clemens’ lawyer Rus- ty Hardin tried in several ways to raise doubts about the valid- ity of the hearing. Clemens has lawyer attack 2008 hearing By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer Rays 3, Mariners 2 12 innings Seattle Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Figgins lf 6 0 0 0 Zobrist 2b 3 1 0 0 Ackley 2b 5 0 1 0 C.Pena 1b 5 0 3 0 ISuzuki rf 6 0 3 0 Longori 3b 2 0 1 0 Smoak 1b 5 0 2 0 EJhnsn 3b 3 0 1 1 JMontr dh-c 5 1 1 1 Scott dh 5 0 1 0 Seager 3b 4 0 1 0 Kppngr pr-dh 0 1 0 0 Kawsk pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Joyce rf 5 0 0 0 Olivo c 4 1 2 1 Allen lf 3 1 0 0 Wlhlms p 0 0 0 0 Gimenz c 1 0 0 0 C.Wells ph 1 0 0 0 BUpton cf 5 0 3 1 League p 0 0 0 0 SRdrgz ss 5 0 1 1 MSndrs cf 5 0 1 0 JMolin c 3 0 0 0 Ryan ss 3 0 0 0 DJnngs lf 2 0 0 0 Jaso ph 1 0 0 0 Liddi 3b 1 0 0 0 Totals 47 211 2 Totals 42 310 3 Seattle ...................... 010 000 000 010 — 2 Tampa Bay............... 010 000 000 011 — 3 One out when winning run scored. DP—Seattle 2. LOB—Seattle 10, Tampa Bay 11. 2B—C.Pena (5), Scott (6), B.Upton (2). HR— J.Montero (4), Olivo (3). SB—S.Rodriguez (2). CS—Longoria (3). IP H R ER BB SO Seattle F.Hernandez............ 8 5 1 1 4 9 Wilhelmsen.............. 2 1 0 0 1 1 League L,0-2 BS,2-9 ...................... 1 1 ⁄3 4 2 2 1 0 Tampa Bay Hellickson ................ 7 6 1 1 0 7 McGee...................... 1 1 0 0 0 1 Rodney..................... 1 2 0 0 0 1 W.Davis.................... 2 2 1 1 0 3 Howell W,1-0........... 1 0 0 0 1 0 WP—Wilhelmsen. Umpires—Home, Alan Porter;First, Ron Kulpa;Se- cond, Jim Wolf;Third, Derryl Cousins. T—3:41. A—9,458 (34,078). Astros 4, Mets 3 New York Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Niwnhs lf 4 0 2 2 Schafer cf 4 2 2 0 Tejada ss 3 0 0 0 Altuve 2b 3 0 0 0 DnMrp 2b 4 0 0 0 Lowrie ss 4 0 2 1 DWrght 3b 4 1 1 0 T.Buck lf 2 1 0 1 I.Davis 1b 4 1 2 0 JDMrtn ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Baxter rf 3 0 1 0 MDwns 1b 4 1 1 2 Hairstn ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Bogsvc rf 3 0 0 0 Torres cf 4 1 1 1 CJhnsn 3b 2 0 0 0 Thole c 4 0 1 0 JCastro c 3 0 0 0 Dickey p 2 0 0 0 Norris p 2 0 0 0 Duda ph 0 0 0 0 WLopez p 0 0 0 0 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 Maxwll ph 1 0 0 0 Byrdak p 0 0 0 0 Wrght p 0 0 0 0 Parnell p 0 0 0 0 Lyon p 0 0 0 0 Vldspn ph 1 0 0 0 Abad p 0 0 0 0 FRdrgz p 0 0 0 0 Myers p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 29 4 5 4 New York ........................... 000 000 300 — 3 Houston.............................. 000 003 01x — 4 E—Thole (4), Dan.Murphy (5). LOB—New York 6, Houston 4. HR—M.Downs (2). SB—Schafer (8). CS—Bogusevic (2). S—Altuve. IP H R ER BB SO New York Dickey....................... 6 3 3 3 2 6 Acosta L,0-2 ............ 1 1 ⁄3 2 1 1 0 2 Byrdak ...................... 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Parnell ...................... 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Houston Norris........................ 6 2 ⁄3 7 3 3 1 7 W.Lopez................... 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 W.Wright .................. 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Lyon.......................... 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 Abad ......................... 0 1 0 0 0 0 Fe.Rodriguez W,1-3........................ 1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Myers S,5-5............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 Abad pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. HBP—by Norris (Tejada). WP—Norris. Umpires—Home, Gary Cederstrom;First, Lance Barksdale;Second, Mike Muchlinski;Third, Adrian Johnson. T—2:53. A—17,536 (40,981). C M Y K PAGE 4B TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com ➛ S P O R T S ble again with the tying run on third base. “It was so nerve wracking,” Bridge said. “But I knewmy team would back me up.” Gowmanufactureda runinthe first with a leadoff single, then taking two bases on a sacrifice bunt by Hillan. She scored on a wild pitch. The Trojanettes add- ed a run behind Kowalski’s homer in the fourth on a double by Maggie Gola and a single by Katie Wolfe. “We couldn’t capitalize,” Nan- ticoke assistant caoch Bernie Dalmas said. “They’ve got a good fielding team and they made plays. That first baseman (Dia- nese) made a major league play (snagging a line drive and racing to first for a double play in the fifth). “I told the team it’s only one loss and they have to put it in per- spective.” The Bulldogs’ quality fielders were also exceptional batters, as they teamed for 12 hits. Berwicktookthe lead2-1inthe third on a single fromPruitt, who scored on a double by Kylene Welsh, and an RBI-single by Bridge. After the Trojanettes re- gained the lead, the Bulldogs put up two runs in the sixth on a sin- gle by Abbey Remley, a double by Dianese and a game-winning sin- gle to right-center by Pruitt. “She reallyknows howtomove the ball around and has good speed,” Pruitt said of Nanticoke pitcher Brooke Chapin. “But that pitch was right there. I knew I had to take it and do something with it.” Berwick 4, Nanticoke 3 Berwick Nanticoke ab r h bi ab r h bi Pruitt cf 4 1 2 1 Gow ss 4 1 2 0 Welsh 2b 4 1 3 1 Hillan cf 3 0 0 0 Lynn 3b 4 0 1 0 Kowalski lf 4 1 2 1 Bridge p 3 0 2 1 Roberts 1b 3 0 1 0 Fisher pr 0 0 0 0 Gola 3b 3 1 1 0 Remley ss 4 1 2 0 Benjamin rf 3 0 0 0 Mensinger lf 3 0 0 0 Wolfe c 3 0 1 1 Dianese 1b 3 1 2 1 Chapin p 2 0 1 0 Favata pr 0 0 0 0 Rubasky p 0 0 0 0 Berlin c 2 0 0 0 Mtlwski ph 1 0 0 0 Samsel dp 2 0 0 0 Schinski 2b 3 0 2 0 Wharton rf 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 412 4 Totals 29 310 2 Berwick..................................... 002 002 0 — 4 Nanticoke................................. 100 200 0 — 3 2B – BER, Welsh, Dianese; NAN, Gola. 3B – NAN, Schinski. HR – NAN, Kowalski. IP H R ER BB SO Berwick Bridge (W)................. 7 10 3 3 0 4 Nanticoke Chapin (L) ................. 6 10 4 4 1 3 Rubasky .................... 1 2 0 0 0 2 BULLDOGS Continued from Page 1B AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER Nanticoke’s Kayley Schinski reaches to tag Berwick baserunner Brittany Fisher while shortstop Sammy Gow waits at second base. PLYMOUTH -- Crestwood overcame some early points from Wyoming Valley West to post a 3-1 Wyoming Valley Conference boys volleyball win on the road. The Comets rattled off three straight sets by the scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-22. Wyoming Valley West took the first game, 25-18. Nick Banos tallied 42 as- sists for the Comets, along the way earning his 1,000th career assist. Jake Prohaska posted 21 kills and 11 service points, and Pat Henry chipped in with nine kills and seven service points. Dylan Saneholtz totaled 34 assists for the Spartans, while Mark Burridge added 10 digs and nine kills, and Kyle Spell- man added seven blocks and seven service points. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Holy Redeemer 3, Coughlin 0 Holy Redeemer earned a win on the road by sweeping Coughlin 25-12, 25-16, 25-12. Rob Winger paced the Roy- als with 14 kills, 12 assists and nine service points. Jeremy Myslowski added 15 assists, 10 kills and eight service points, Mike Vamos tallied 13 service points and six kills, and Mike Morrison notched nine kills and six blocks. H.S. TENNIS Tunkhannock 5, Dallas 0 Tunkhannock earned a win at home by sweeping Dallas in both singles and doubles play. SINGLES -- 1. Jordan Herbert (T) def. Blake Donovan 6-4, 6-0; 2.Josh Herbert (T) def. Francois Ross 6-0, 6-2; 3.Rob Hug (T) def. Tyler Tuck 6-1, 7-6 DOUBLES -- 1. Brent Christy/Cory Dulsky (T) def. Zach Downs/Aleksey Gitelson 6-2, 6-0; 2. Matt Stroney/Colby Rome (T) def. Chris Hood/Steve Wempa 6-1, 6-4. GIRLS LACROSSE Coughlin 14, Tunkhannock 9 Caitlin Wood scored four times and added an assist to help the Crusaders earn the program’s first victory in its inaugural season. Kaitlyn Lukashewski and Kelsey Gabriele both finished with three goals and an assist. Haley Waslasky (two goals, assist), Kyra Castano (two goals), Alex Bukevich (assist) and Kourtney Kukowski (as- sist) also made the scoresheet for Coughlin. Kathy Cowher scored eight goals for the Tigers and Har- ley McCain added one. HI GH SCHOOL ROUNDUP Comets rebound for road victory The Times Leader staff 7-6 in the highest-scoring game decided by one goal this season. Monday’s rematch also had a three-goal halftime lead, but with Wyoming Area having the advan- tage. Wyoming Area pounced on the Grenadiers early, withsenior Jen- na Skirnak scoring twice before 11 minutes had expired. Jenn Bone added two more, giving the Warriors a 4-0 cushion late in the first half. GAR, though, cut the deficit to 4-1 with 43 seconds left until the break. Brea Seabrook, the divi- sional scoring leader, beat two defenders in the left side of the box and fired a shot that from a distance appeared to clearly go in. However, a few Warriors thought otherwise, believing the ball actually went through a hole on the side of the net midway up the post. Either way, GAR gained some much-needed momentum. It didn’t last long as the Warriors scored seven minutes into the second half. Wyoming Area’s Danielle Stil- lartysettledtheball inthemiddle of the penalty area and, despite having a defender on either side of her, paused for a few seconds before scoring. Seabrook scored again in the 63rdminute, leavinglittletimeto rally. “We were on the other end of it last time, up 5-1or 5-2 at halftime and lost,” GAR coach Stephanie Frank said. “We had the opportu- nity to give it back to them, but we didn’t finish.” GAR............................................................... 1 1 — 2 Wyoming Area............................................. 4 1 — 5 First half: 1. WA, Jenna Skirnak, 9th min; 2. WA, Skirnak, 11th min; 3. WA, Jenn Bone, 18th; 4. WA, Bone, 37th; 5. GAR, Brea Seabrook, 40th; Second half: 6. WA, Danielle Stillarty, 47th; 7. GAR, Sea- brook, 63rd. Shots: GAR21, WA14; Saves: GAR9(Julianna Leco), WA12 (Jordan Chiavacci); Corners: GAR0, WA 0. Pittston Area 3, Hanover Area 1 Allie Barber’s hat trick pro- pelled Pittston Area to a win at home over Hanover Area. Gabby Murphy scored for the Hawkeyes. Hanover Area ................................................. 0 1 — 1 Pittston Area................................................... 2 1 — 3 First half: 1. PA Barber (Pugliese) 30th min, 2. PA Barber (Fereck) 31st. Second half: 3. PA Barber 65th, 2. HA Murphy 67th. Shots: HA 11, PA 17; Saves: HA 7 (Ginsel), PA 11 (Cumbo); Corners: HA 6, PA 7. Tunkhannock 3, Meyers 1 Janel Kalmanowicz scored twice for Tunkhannock in a de- feat of Meyers at home. Cheyenne Brown scored a goal inthefirst half for theTigers off of a pass from Katie Proulx. Leanna McManus scored for the Mohawks. Meyers............................................................. 0 1 — 1 Tunkhannock.................................................. 2 1 — 3 First half: 1. TUN, Cheyenne Brown (Katie Proulx) 14th min, 2. TUN, Janel Kalmanowicz 34th. Second half: 3. TUN, Kalmanowicz 49th; 4. MEY, Leanne McManus (Ingrid Ritchie) 73rd. Shots: MEY 9, TUN 14; Saves: MEY 11 (Wei- dler), TUN 8 (Sickler). Corners: n/a. Dallas 9, Nanticoke 0 Ashley Dunbar racked up five goals in a road win over Nanti- coke. Vanessa Parsons and Sabrina Zurek each notched two assists and a goal for the Mountaineers. Dallas............................................................... 5 4 — 9 Nanticoke ........................................................ 0 0 — 0 First half: 1. DAL, Ashley Dunbar 1st min; 2. DAL, Dunbar (Vanessa Parsons) 7th; 3. DAL, Dunbar 23rd; 4. DAL, Ashley Strazdus (Elaina Tomaselli) 29th; 5. DAL, Dunbar 29th; Second half: 6. DAL, Dunbar (Parsons) 53rd; 7. DAL, Parsons (Sabrina Zurek) 58th; 8. DALTaliaSzatkowski (Zurek) 65th, 9. DAL, Zurek 75th. Shots: DAL 34, NAN 6; Saves: DAL 6 (Sydney Emershaw, Allison Rismondo), NAN 25 (Cassie Yalch); Corners: DAL 2, NAN 0. Honesdale 4, Seminary 0 Haylee Goodenough’s first-half goal proved to be the game-win- ner for Honesdale on the road. Honesdale.................................................... 1 3 — 4 Wyoming Seminary .................................... 0 0 — 0 First half: 1. HON, Haylee Goodenough, 32nd min; Second half: 2. HON, Skye Marte, 51st; 3. HON, Alexis Burkavage, 64th; 4. HON, Jackie Sanchez, 72nd. Shots: HON 11, WS 18; Saves: HON 12 (not available), WS 9 (Rebecca Czajkowski); Corners: HON 3, WS 7. Hazleton Area 2, Valley West 0 Hazleton Area broke open a tied game late in the second half for a win on the road. Brielle Whitenar and Josie Za- patosky found the back of the net for the Cougars. Hazleton Area................................................. 0 2 — 2 Wyoming Valley West................................... 0 0 — 0 Second half: 1. HA, Brielle Whitenar 62nd min; 2. HA, Josie Zapatosky 71st. Shots: HA 11, WVW 2; Saves: HA 10 (Megan Baranko), WVW 9 (Margaret D’Angelo); Corners: HA 2, WVW 4. FRED ADAMS/FOR THE TIMES LEADER GAR’s Bri Majikes battles her way past Myiah Custer of Wyoming Area during their game Monday in West Pittston. WARRIORS Continued from Page 1B HAZLETON -- Justine Ros- si’s sacrifice fly to center field drove in the only run of the game in Hazleton Area’s 1-0 win at home over Wyoming Valley West in Wyoming Valley Conference softball Monday. Becky Demko pitched all seven innings for the shutout win, striking out five and giv- ing up just five hits. Kelcie Senchak pitched six innings for the Spartans and also struck out five, taking the loss. Wyoming Valley West ........ 000 000 0 — 0 Hazleton Area...................... 010 000 0 — 1 WP -- Demko, 7 IP, 5H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 5K; LP -- Senchak, 6 IP, 5H, 1R, 0ER, 2BB, 5K; 3B— HAZ Salvaterra. Top hitters ± HAZ Salvaterra 2-for-3, Wolk 2-for 3. Tunkhannock 10, Crestwood 0 (6 inn.) Tunkhannock received a three-run home run from Emi- ly Forba and a two-run blast from Ashleigh Nafus in a win over Crestwood on the road. Jamie Hampsey added a double and a triple for the Tigers, while Ashley Inman struck out eight for the shutout win in the circle. Danielle DeSpirito picked up two hits for Crestwood. Tunkhannock........................ 002 134 — 10 Crestwood ............................ 000 000 — 0 WP – Ashley Inman, 6 IP, 2H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 8K; LP -- Davies, 5 IP, 8H, 6R, 0ER, 1BB, 3K; Bourne, 1IP 2B— TUN Hampsey 3B— TUN Hampsey HR— TUN Forba, Nafus Top hitters – TUN Forba 3-for-4, Hampsey 2-for-2, Nafus 1-for-3; CR DeSpirito 2-for-2. Dallas 12, Pittston Area 2 Taylor Baker struck out 11 over seven innings and racked up a double, a triple and two RBI in a defeat of Pittston Area. Taylor Kelly smacked two home runs for Dallas. Marissa Nardone was 3-for-3 for Pittston Area, including a triple. Dallas .................................. 110 400 3 — 12 Pittston Area ...................... 101 000 0 — 2 WP -- Baker, 7 IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 0BB, 11K; LP -- Dragon, 7 IP, 10H, 12R, 8ER, 10BB, 7K; 2B— DAL Baker, Berger. 3B— DAL Baker, Englehart; PA Nardone. HR— DAL Kelly 2. Top hitters – DAL Kelly 2-for-4 2RBI, Baker 2-for-3 2RBI; PA Nardone 3-for-3. Wyoming Area 9, Coughlin 5 Wyoming Area kept Cough- lin’s comeback bid short and held on for a win on the road. Alex Holtz struck out seven to earn in the win in the circle for the Warriors. Lauren Malo- ney added two hits, including a double. Cassy Vukovich collected a double and a triple for the Crusaders. Wyoming Area ..................... 003 051 0 — 9 Coughlin................................ 002 000 3 — 7 WP – Holtz, 7 IP, 10H, 5R, 5ER, 0BB, 7K; LP – Luton, 7 IP, 10H, 9R, 5ER, 3BB, 5K; 2B — WA Bednarski, Maloney; COU Ellsworth, Vukovich. 3B— COU Vukovich. Top hitters – WA Carrey 2-for-4, Maloney 2-for-4, Campbell 2-for-4. COU: Cara Answini 3-for-4, Luton 2-for-4, Ellsworth 2-for-4, Vukovich 2-for-3. H I G H S C H O O L S O F T B A L L Hazleton Area slips past Valley West on sac fly The Times Leader staff NEW YORK — Alex Ovech- kin’s power-play goal with 7:27 remaining snapped a tie and gave the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers that squared the East- ern Conference semifinal se- ries 1-1 on Monday night. Just under 6 minutes after Ryan Callahan got the Rangers even with a power-play goal, Ovechkin put the Capitals ahead for good after they squandered a 2-0 lead. Mike Knuble and Jason Chimera scored first-period goals for the Capitals, who will host the next two games of the series. Washington is trying to repeat its first-round feat when it lost the series opener but ral- lied to beat Boston in seven games. The Capitals have earned four of their five wins in this postseason on the road. Brad Richards had a goal and assist, and defenseman Mi- chael Del Zotto had two assists for the top-seeded Rangers, who got forward Brian Boyle back from a three-game injury absence but couldn’t turn it in- to a commanding lead in the se- ries. New York rebounded from a 14-shot performance in its se- ries-opening win and fired 28 shots on goalie Braden Holtby. But the increase in numbers produced fewer results. Henrik Lundqvist, who al- lowed two goals or fewer in six of the previous eight games and four straight, made 22 saves for the Rangers. New York had won three straight games, dat- ing to the first round against Ottawa when Boyle sustained a concussion. New York killed a penalty against Boyle moments after Callahan’s tying goal at 6:58, but Ovechkin struck off a clean faceoff win by Nicklas Back- strom during another power play. With Richards in the pen- alty box for holding, Ovechkin fired a shot frominside the blue line past Lundqvist to make it 3-2. The Rangers’ much-ma- ligned power play got New York into a 2-2 tie 56 seconds after Knuble was sent off for high-sticking. New York worked the puck around the Washington zone several times for drives by Del Zotto. The defenseman drop- ped down from the blue line to the right circle and let go a shot that worked its way through. After a close-to-the-vest opener, the offenses busted out in the first period — nearly matching the goal and shot to- tals from the Rangers’ Game 1 victory. The teams combined for four goals and 32 shots, only 14 by NewYork, in the Rangers’ 3-1 victory. The Capitals took their first lead of the series 12:20 in when Washington took advantage of a Rangers turnover in the offen- sive zone. Stu Bickel’s pass was intercepted by Joel Ward at the blue line and he raced with the puck up ice. He sent a pass to the middle of the New York zone to Keith Aucoin, who quickly returned it to Ward. Without any hesitation, Ward moved the puck to his right to Knuble, who scored his second of the playoffs into the right side of the net. ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Rangers center Brad Richards skates away as Wash- ington Capitals celebrate around teammate Alex Ovechkin, after Ovechkin scored the winning goal Monday in New York. N H L P L AYO F F S Ovechkin’s late PP goal gives Capitals Game 2 The Associated Press C M Y K THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 5B ➛ S P O R T S FORWARDS Penguins – Heading into the second round, Jason Williams is tied for second in the AHL with eight points in the postseason. His seven assists also place him second overall. Colin McDonald is tied for second in the league with four goals and Cal O’Reilly leads the AHL with three power- play tallies. Overall, the Pen- guins scored more goals (16) than any other team in the post- season so far with 14 registered by forwards. And that doesn’t even include Bryan Lerg, who led the team with three goals against St. John’s during the reg- ular season. He has yet to find the back of the net in the playoffs and is due to break out soon. IceCaps – RWSpencer Macha- cek led St. John’s with 50 points in the regular season and winger Jason King was tops with 22 goals. They will be without Ja- son Jaffray, who finished the sea- son with 38 points in 47 games, but have others who have stepped up for the playoffs. Brock Trotter played in only two regular season games after com- ing to the IceCaps late, but in the playoffs he has four points in four games. Center Aaron Gag- non has three goals and five points to lead the IceCaps in the postseason. Edge – Penguins. Size up front, players who can skate and several who can create gives them a more versatile forward group. DEFENSEMEN Penguins – Alex Grant (four points) and Alexandre Picard (three points) led the way for the Penguins blueliners in the first round. The return of Brian Strait and Simon Despres from Pitts- burgh provided stability along with Robert Bortuzzo, and Joey Mormina proved his value by getting under Hershey’s skin during the first round. Cody Wild and Philip Samuelsson give the Penguins invaluable depth. IceCaps – In the regular sea- son, two of St. John’s top five scorers were defensemen (Paul Postma, 44 points and Jason De- Santis, 43 points). In the play- offs, another blueliner emerged at the top in Derek Meech, who has three goals and five points in four games. As a group, the Ice- Caps defense corps moves the puck better than any other group of blueliners. With so many offensive defensemen, the IceCaps present a unique chal- lenge. Edge – St. John’s. Postma, De- Santis and Meech give the Ice- Caps a dangerous offensive pres- ence from the blueline. GOALTENDERS Penguins – Brad Thiessen re- bounded nicely from a pair of losses in Hershey where he gave up seven goals to limit the Bears to one goal in Game 5. His GAA is a tidy 2.19 while his save per- centage has improved to .889. Thiessen got the win in his only regular season game against the IceCaps, but allowed four goals. Backup Scott Munroe allowed eight goals in three starts against St. John’s, going 1-2. IceCaps – All-Rookie team goaltender Eddie Pasquale was stellar in three starts against the Penguins, going 2-1 with a 1.98 GAAand a .935 save percentage. In the postseason, Pasquale has allowed 10 goals in four games and has a save percentage of .932. Edge – Tied. If Thiessen con- tinues to improve and revert back to the form he displayed in last year’s playoffs, then the Pen- guins get the edge. Pasquale is an highly-athletic goaltender who is playing true to his regular season form. SPECIAL TEAMS Penguins – Hynes said the dif- ference in the four games that the two teams played against each other in the regular season was special teams. In the Pen- guins two wins, the Penguins were 2-for-8 on the power play and the penalty kill was10-for-11, including a couple of shorthand- ed tallies. Aside froma 0-for-9 ef- fort in one game against Her- shey, the Penguins power play has clicked in the playoffs at 24.1 percent. IceCaps – St. John’s is 4-for-19 on the power play in the playoffs, but during the regular season they were third-best in the league with a success rate of 20.6. In their two regular season wins against Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton, the IceCaps penalty kill was a perfect 9-for-9 and con- nected for two shorthanded goals. PIVOTAL PLAYER Penguins – Cal O’Reilly. He didn’t score a goal in 21 regular season games with the Pen- guins, but has three in five play- off games, and they all have come on the power play. O’Reilly admits he’s shooting the puck more and he looks more com- fortable on the ice. He’s always been able to set guys up, but O’Reilly looks like he’ll continue to find the back of the net as well. IceCaps – Brock Trotter. He bounced between Hamilton and Portland before landing with St. John’s for two games this season. With Portland, Trotter scored 31 points in 35 games and he al- ready has four points in four playoff games. The last time he was in the AHL playoffs in 2010, Trotter registered eight goals and 19 points in 19 games with Hamilton. He knows howto pro- duce when the pressure’s on. PREDICTION Flip a coin. Hynes said both teams are similar and that’s an understatement. The goals for and against are very close, and during the regular season the Penguins had 44 wins while the IceCaps had 43. One could make the case that the IceCaps bounty of offensive defensemen sets themapart, but the Penguins are no slouch on the blueline either with Picard, Grant and Despres. The winner will take it in seven. PENGUINS Continued fromPage 1B SERIES SCHEDULE Game 1: Tonight at St. John’s, 6:30 Game 2: Wednesday at St. John’s, 6:30 p.m. Game 3: Saturday: at Mohegan Sun Arena, 7:05 p.m. Game 4: Sunday: at Mohegan Sun Arena, 4:05 p.m. *Game 5: May 8: at Mohegan Sun Arena, 7:05 p.m. *Game 6: May 11: at St. John’s, 6:30 p.m. *Game 7: May 12: at St. John’s, 6:30 p.m. * - (if necessary) State community shouldn’t be upset that O’Brien didn’t gradu- ate from the school. “When they first hired Coach O’Brien, I told him that all of us become PennStaters at one point in our lives,” Taliaferro said. “None of us were born Penn Staters. I’m of the mindset that he’s our coachnow. Let’s givehim all the support we can.” Smith in limbo An early challenge for O’Brien will be howhe handles discipline with his newsquad. It remains to be seen how things will play out with senior receiver Devon Smith, who was charged Satur- day with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. O’Brien would not go into de- tails Monday, but the early indi- cation is that Smith will remain with the Lions. “Anything I do about Devon Smith will be between me and Devon Smith,” O’Brien said. “He’s a good kid and I believe in him.” ball programthat is part of agreat athletic programthat is a part of a very special university.” Now, it’s his time to talk with former players and alumni who may or may not support the pro- gramas muchas inyears past. So, he’s hit the road to meet and greet. Former player AdamTalia- ferro, whose recovery froma par- alyzing spinal cord injury gained national media attention, thought the event represented a good chance for the fans to have some quality face time with the new leader. “I’ve had the opportunity to speak to Coach O’Brien a couple times,” Taliaferro said. “He’s a great guy, and I think he’s going to be a great asset to Penn State University. It was great that ev- eryone got to see him, got to know him as a person.” Taliaferro added that the Penn Earlier this offseason, O’Brien dismissed defensive end Shawn Oakman fromthe team. Oakman has since been charged with dis- orderly conduct, harassment and retail theft. More seniors latch on Running back Stephfon Green announced Monday on his Twit- ter account that he has signed with the Detroit Lions as an un- drafted free agent. Green will join a former team- mate in OL Quinn Barham, who signed with Detroit on Sunday. Other undrafted Penn State se- niors to sign with teams are DE Eric Latimore (Vikings), DB D’Anton Lynn (Jets), WR Derek Moye (Dolphins), DB Chaz Po- well (Raiders), DB Nick Sukay (Bills) and TE Andrew Szczerba (Cowboys). Two others – OL DeOn’tae Pannell and RBJoe Suhey – were not signed but received invita- tions to rookie camp by the Saints and Jets, respectively. STATE Continued fromPage 1B MIAMI — As the Miami Heat expected, the New York Knicks were much improved in Game 2. Better, yes — but not good enough. Dwyane Wade scored 25 points, Chris Bosh added 21 and the Heat beat New York 104-94 on Monday night, sending the Knicks to an NBA-record-tying 12th straight postseason loss. LeBron James finished with 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Heat, who lead the Eastern Confer- ence first-round series 2-0. Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points on 12-for-26 shooting for New York, which got 18 points from Amare Stoude- mire and 13 apiece from Ty- son Chandler and J.R. Smith. The only other team to lose 12 straight playoff games is the Memphis Grizzlies, who dropped their first dozen postseason contests from 2004 through 2006. New York’s last postseason win came April 29, 2001. The Knicks get another chance to snap the drought Thursday when they host Game 3. Mario Chalmers scored 13 points and Mike Miller and Shane Battier each shot 3 for 5 from 3-point range on their way to 11-point games for the defending East champion Heat, who shot 52 percent. Baron Davis, who sat most of the first half and has been battling back issues, finished with 12 points for the Knicks. Along with the Grizzlies, the Knicks were one of four teams in NBA history with 11-game postseason losing streaks, according to STATS LLC, joining Denver (1988- 94) and the Baltimore Bullets (1965-70). Pacers 93, Magic 78 INDIANAPOLIS — David West had 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers beat the Orlando Mag- ic 93 and even the Eastern Conference first-round series at one game apiece. Danny Granger and George Hill each added 18 points and Paul George had 17 points and eight rebounds for Indi- ana. Glen Davis led the Magic with 18 points and 10 re- bounds, but he shot 5 for 16 from the field. J.J. Redick scored 13 points and Jameer Nelson added 12 for Orlando. The Pacers were heavy favorites in the series because Dwight Howard, Orlando’s All-Star center, is out with a back injury. N B A P L AYO F F S ASSOCIATED PRESS The Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade dunks in front of New York Knicks’ Landry Fields and Tyson Chandler in the first half Monday in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in Miami. Miami defeated New York 104-94. Wade’s 25 carries Heat past Knicks The Associated Press Celtics G Rondo suspended for Game 2 ATLANTA — Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended for Game 2 of the opening-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks. The NBA announced its decision Monday, less than 24 hours after Rondo stuck out his chest to bump referee Marc Davis while complaining about a call in the final minute of Boston’s 83-74 loss in Game 1. Rondo won’t be able to play Tuesday night in Atlanta when the Celtics try to even the series. The NBA’s assist leader scored 20 points and dished out 11 assists in the opener, leaving Boston with a huge hole in its lineup. The Celtics already have been playing without shooting guard Ray Allen, who’s hobbling on a sore right ankle. Avery Bradley will likely move over to take Rondo’s place at the point. PLAINS TWP. — Adam Romanowski gave up just one run over nine full innings as Wyoming Area rallied for a 2-1 win in extra innings against Coughlin on Monday in a WVC Division I baseball game. Mike Carey’s RBI single in the top of the ninth brought home Matt Klus (2-for-3) for the winning run. Romanowski came back out for the bottom of the ninth to finish off the complete-game victory, strik- ing out nine and walking just one. Wyoming Area (7-3) won its fourth straight game and is tied with Berwick for the top record among Class 3A teams in the WVC. Dave Marriggi struck out nine in seven innings of work for Coughlin (6-4). Dylan Concini put the Crusaders up 1-0 with an RBI double in the fifth before the Warriors tied the game in the seventh on an unearned run. 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Zaner (2-for-2) also doubled for the Tigers (6-4), who got a five-hit shutout on the mound from Zach Saylor. Soltysiak also had two hits. Jared Smigelski went the distance in the loss for the Comets (3-7), allowing just four hits. Aaron Piavis fin- ished 2-for-3 with a double. 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Clay DeNoia his way to the win over five innings of work, giving up just one run and allowing only four hits. Berwick got two hits apiece from Melito, T.J. Lashock and Kyle Miller. Anthony Ioanna homered for the Trojans (2-8) while taking the loss on the mound, scattering five hits and only allowing one earned run. Berwick Nanticoke ab r h bi ab r h bi Morales cf 2 1 0 0 Yudichk 2b 4 0 1 0 Melito 2b 4 1 2 1 Jezewski cf 3 0 2 0 Lashock 3b 3 0 2 0 Briggs 2b 3 0 0 0 Miller ss 4 1 2 0 Ioanna p 2 1 1 1 JStout dh 3 1 0 0 Maul rf 0 0 0 0 Berkes ph 1 0 0 0 Decker rf-p 3 0 1 0 Kuchka 3b 0 0 0 0 Higgs ss 3 0 0 0 May lf 4 1 0 0 Ivan 1b 3 0 0 0 Favata rf 3 0 0 0 Myers 3b 0 0 0 0 McAvoy rf 1 0 0 0 Boyle dh 2 0 0 0 DeNoia p 3 0 1 0 Malshfski lf 3 0 0 0 Curtin c 3 0 1 1 Totals 31 5 8 2 Totals 26 1 5 1 Berwick..................................... 012 002 0 — 5 Nanticoke................................. 000 001 0 — 1 3B – Curtin, Decker; HR – Ioanna IP H R ER BB SO Berwick DeNoia (W, 2-2)..... 5.0 4 1 1 2 3 Fenstermacher ........ 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Nanticoke Ioanna (L, 2-4)........ 6.0 5 5 1 2 1 Decker ....................... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Wyoming Valley West 4, Hazleton Area 2 Stephen Dosiak (2-for-3) doubled and drove in three runs to fuel a fifth-inning comeback for the Spartans (9-1), who won their eighth straight game. Tommy Alexander struck out nine in six innings for the win and Matt Zielen (RBI) came on in the seventh for the save. Anthony Zaloga went the distance in the loss, striking out nine. Nick Thrash finished with a double and an RBI for the Cougars (5-5). Wyoming Valley West Hazleton Area ab r h bi ab r h bi Dosiak ss 3 1 2 3 Cara ss 2 0 0 0 Zielen cf 4 0 1 1 Rubasky c 2 0 0 0 Pechulis 3b 3 0 0 0 Barletta rf 3 0 0 0 Alexander p 3 0 0 0 Vigna 1b 2 0 1 0 Hogan lf 2 0 0 0 Craig dh 3 0 0 0 Leonard 2b 3 1 1 0 Biasi 2b 2 0 0 0 Flaherty rf 2 1 0 0 Wolfe cf 3 1 1 0 EMcCue 1b 2 1 0 0 Thrash 3b 3 1 1 1 Harrison c 3 0 0 0 Klein lf 0 0 0 0 Greco lf 2 0 0 0 Totals 25 4 4 4 Totals 22 2 3 1 Wyoming Valley West.......... 000 030 1 — 4 Hazleton Area ........................ 002 000 0 — 2 2B – Dosiak, Leonard, Thrash IP H R ER BB SO Wyo. Valley West Alexander (W, 6-0) 6.0 3 2 2 3 9 Zielen (S) ................. 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Hazleton Area Zaloga (L, 2-2) ........ 7.0 4 4 3 3 9 H I G H S C H O O L B A S E B A L L Wyoming Area caps rally in 9th inning WVC STANDINGS Division I East Team W L GB RS RA Coughlin 6 4 — 46 28 Pittston Area 5 4 0.5 70 64 Hazleton Area 5 5 1.0 36 33 Crestwood 3 7 3.0 43 69 Holy Redeemer 3 7 3.0 45 65 Nanticoke 2 8 4.0 36 66 Division I West Team W L GB RS RA Wyoming Valley West 9 1 — 54 16 Berwick 7 3 2.0 48 29 Wyoming Area 7 3 2.0 52 38 Tunkhannock 6 4 3.0 35 28 Dallas 1 8 7.5 33 62 Division II Team W L GB RS RA Hanover Area 6 0 — 46 10 Lake-Lehman 6 1 0.5 70 28 Meyers 4 3 2.5 64 30 Wyoming Seminary 4 3 2.5 50 43 Northwest 3 4 3.5 49 53 MMI Prep 1 6 5.5 18 50 GAR 0 7 6.5 10 93 SCHEDULE All times 4:15 p.m. Today's games Dallas at Pittston Area Wyoming Seminary at MMI Prep GAR at Northwest Lake-Lehman at Hanover Area Thursday's games Dallas at Wyoming Valley West Tunkhannock at Wyoming Area Crestwood at Coughlin Nanticoke at Holy Redeemer Hazleton Area at Pittston Area Lake-Lehman at Meyers Friday's games Northwest at Wyoming Seminary Hanover Area at GAR LEAGUE LEADERS ATTENTION: All stats are compiled through box scores submitted each game by the home team and may not necessarily match each school’s official stats. Coaches are encouraged to submit stats at their convenience to help with accuracy. DIVISION I Batting Player AB R H AVG Mike Leonard, WVW............ 29 6 13 .448 Josh Razvillas, PA................ 34 6 15 .441 Kyle Lupas, COU.................. 33 2 14 .424 Anthony Schwab, PA........... 29 7 12 .414 Wes Custer, TUN................. 29 4 12 .414 Brian Stepniak, DAL............. 27 7 11 .407 Bart Chupka, WA.................. 34 8 13 .382 Joe Parsnik, COU................. 35 13 13 .371 Tyler Loftus, PA.................... 30 9 11 .367 Dominick Policare, HR......... 33 10 12 .364 Joe Yudichak, NAN.............. 33 5 12 .364 RBI – B. Chupka 13, A. Schwab 11, Lupas 10, Matt Zielen (WVW) 9, Stephen Dosiak (WVW) 8, Custer 8, Nick Hogan (WVW) 8, Eric Ringsdorf (HR) 8, Pa- trick McGinty (PA) 7, Matt Barletta(HAZ) 7, Stepniak 7, Jake Granteed (WA) 7, T.J. Lashock (BER) 7, Cody Tsevdos (HR) 7, Anthony Melito (BER) 7, Razvillas 7 2B– Stepniak 5, Joe Pechulis (WVW) 5, B. Chupka 5, Dosiak 4, Leonard 4, Lashock 4, Lupas 4, Do- menic Oliveri (DAL) 3, Granteed 3, A. Schwab 3, Ringsdorf 3, Zielen 3, J. Parsnik 3 3B – Policare 4, Carl Cara (HAZ) 3, Paul Narcum (DAL) 2, Tsevdos 2, Jeff Jezewski (NAN) 2, Ring- sdorf 2, Zielen 2, 19 tied with 1 HR – Anthony Ioanna (NAN) 2, Christian Choman (HR) 2, B. Chupka 2, Tony Craig (HAZ) 1, Elliot Snyder (CRE) 1, Rich Condeelis (TUN) 1, Jesse Quintiliani (CRE) 1, Narcum 1, Dylan Concini (COU) 1, Hogan 1, Zielen 1, J. Parsnik 1 Pitching Player IP W L ERA Zach Saylor, TUN................. 18.1 1 0 0.38 Jared Smigelski, CRE.......... 16.0 1 1 0.44 Tommy Alexander, WVW.... 34.2 6 0 0.81 Josh McClain, TUN.............. 26.0 3 1 0.81 Adam Romanowski, WA...... 30.2 3 0 1.14 Michael Schwab, PA............ 18.1 1 0 1.15 Josh Featherman, COU....... 27.0 3 0 1.56 Dave Marriggi, COU............. 22.1 1 2 1.57 Erik Johnson, HAZ................ 26.0 1 2 1.88 Clay DeNoia, BER................ 17.1 2 2 2.02 Strikeouts – Alexander 60, Anthony Zaloga (HAZ) 41, Featherman 38, Shane Casey (CRE) 35, Brian Stepniak (DAL) 34, KyleMiller (BER) 32, DylanMal- oney (WA) 31, Pat Condo(HR) 27, Romanowski 27, Chuck Bressler (PA) 23 DIVISION II Batting Player AB R H AVG Skyler DiPasquale, NW....... 19 10 12 .632 Zach Kollar, HAN.................. 15 10 9 .600 Craig Skudalski, WS............ 20 5 11 .550 John Zionce, MEY................ 23 5 12 .522 Curt Barbacci, LL .................. 20 8 10 .500 Mickey Ferrence, HAN......... 14 6 7 .500 Mackey Power, WS.............. 21 10 10 .476 Tyler McGovern, LL.............. 28 9 13 .464 Cole Barbacci, LL.................. 24 11 11 .458 Jeff Carter, LL ....................... 20 4 9 .450 RBI – Zionce 12, McGovern 12, Bobby Polachek (WS) 11, DiPasquale 10, Skudalski 10, Scott Bean (LL) 9, Troy Shurites (LL) 8, Mike Blazaskie (HAN) 7, Nick Deno (HAN) 7, Pete Feno (NW) 7, Matt De- Marco (MEY) 7, Pete Borum (LL) 7, Matt Seyer (WS) 7 2B–DiPasquale4, Skudalski 4, Borum4, ColeBar- bacci 4, Blazaskie 3, Dan Conrad (MEY) 3, Matt Kocher (HAN) 3, Bean 3, Devon Mazonkey (NW) 3, Zionce 3, Seyer 3, McGovern 3 3B– DiPasquale 2, Charlie Karchner (MMI) 2, Shu- rites 2, Blazaskie 1, Ferrence 1, M. DeMarco 1, Power 1, Zionce1, Robert Reilly (MEY) 1, ColeBar- bacci 1 HR – DiPasquale 2, Ferrence 1, Skudalski 1, Bo- rum 1, Polachek 1 Pitching Player IP W L ERA Pat Cook, HAN...................... 12.0 2 0 0.58 Tyler McGovern, LL.............. 11.0 0 0 0.64 Pete Borum, LL..................... 14.0 3 0 1.00 Mickey Ferrence, HAN......... 26.0 4 0 1.35 Tony Morrash, MEY............. 24.0 2 1 1.50 Joe Yamulla, MMI................. 11.0 0 2 1.91 Bobby Polachek, WS........... 17.0 1 2 2.06 Craig Skudalski, WS............ 21.0 3 1 3.33 Aaron Kollar, MMI................. 12.0 1 1 3.50 Corey Dubil, MEY................. 19.0 2 1 4.79 Strikeouts – Ferrence 30, Scott Bean (LL) 28, Sku- dalski 23, Borum 20, Polachek 20, McGovern 19, Cook 17, Dubil 17, Skyler DiPasquale (NW) 15, A. Kollar 14 S TA N D I N G S , S TAT S Adam Romanowski pitches a major league complete game, striking out nine Crusaders. 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He also leads in walks and putouts. He set a one-season record with 14 home runs as a sophomore. Geffert is heading toward his fourth straight Northeast-10 Conference first-team selection. He was an All-Region pick his first three seasons as well and earned All-ECAC honors as a freshman and sophomore. He’s been a Tino Martinez Award nominee (top Division II-III player) twice, was the 2009 NE-10 All-Rookie pick and twice was a New England Intercolle- giate Baseball Association All- Star (2009-2010). And, last season, Geffert helped the Owls post a 45-9-1 record and earn a berth in the Division II College World Se- ries. “Ryan has already broken numerous SCSU record and will end his career as one of the best players in school history,” coach Tim Shea said. The Owls, ranked 21st in NCAA Division II, are 29-14 overall and 11-6 in the tough NE-10. They have five league games remaining before the league championship begins next Wednesday. They are aim- ing for a three-peat in the league tourney. “Ryan has come on really strong over the past two weeks and I’m confident he will contin- ue to swing a hot bat through- out the remainder of the sea- son,” Shea said. PARDINI IN THE HUNT – The Northeast Conference Out- door Track Championships will be held Saturday and Sunday in Emmetsburg, Md., and Robert Morris sophomore Nikki Pardini will be in the mix in the triple jump. Pardini (Wyoming Area) finished second in the triple jump at the James Madison University Invitational with a career-best 37-7¼. Earlier, she won the event at the Bennie Benson Memorial meet in Moon Township with a 36-4 effort. “Nikki went through some adjustments with us,” coach Michael Smith said. “She had been exposed to some pretty good coaching in high school so she had a leg up on many of the incoming freshmen.” Pardini’s problem as a fresh- man was that Robert Morris had eight experienced triple jump- ers. “Nikki had never really lifted like collegiate athletes do,” Smith said. “She had been ex- posed to some basic lifting but Olympic lifts were completely new to her and her volume of training was significantly higher than what she had experienced in high school. She really had to get comfortable running her approaches and dealing with the running necessary to handle all of the training.” DEREMER TEED IT UP – Freshman Donny DeRemer (Holy Redeemer) was a member of the Susquehanna men’s golf team. DeRemer saw action in three spring matches. He finished tied for fifth with a college-best round of 79 at the SU Spring Opener at Susquehanna Valley Country Club. He shot 79-80— 159 at the McDaniel Invitational and 82-87—169 at the Glenmau- ra National Intercollegiate in Moosic. “Donny has been really up and down as a freshman,” coach Don Harnum said. “But I can say that he showed more prom- ise than any of the four fresh- men on the team. He has a great attitude and works at his game and I expect him to be in our lineup as a sophomore.” GRILLINI PITCHING IN – Freshman Anthony Grillini (Coughlin) is a member of the Binghamton baseball team’s pitching staff. The 6-foot, 165-pound right- hander has worked in seven games and started two for the Bearcats. He has a 1-0 record with a 2.65 earned run average. In 17 innings, he has given up 19 hits and eight runs, five earned. He’s walked six and struck out nine. Grillini picked up his first college victory in a 10-4 triumph over Bucknell. He started and worked five innings, giving up five hits and two runs, both earned, while striking out two and walking two. In his most recent effort, Grillini worked a scoreless in- ning in relief in a 9-5 loss to Cornell. He gave up a hit and had a strikeout. Binghamton is 18-18 overall and 9-3 in the America East Conference. BRESLIN ENDS CAREER – Senior Matt Breslin (Hazleton Area) finished 12th in last week- end’s Commonwealth Confer- ence Men’s Golf Championships in Hershey. He had an 82-81— 163 to help the Pride finish sixth in the team standings. It was his final match with the Pride. Breslin, who was a standout placekicker with the Widener football team, earned medalist honors in a recent Widener Tri-Match at the Springhaven Club in Wallingford. “Matt improved over last season,” coach Brian Sheehan said. “His ball striking was more consistent and he expected to shoot near par every time he stepped out on the course.” KRAMER’S FINE-TUNING – Junior Brianna Kramer will be competing with the Ursinus women’s track team at this weekend’s Centennial Confer- ence Championships in College- ville. Kramer (MMI Prep) com- petes in the 400 and 800, and with the relay teams for the Bears. She was a member of the 1,600 relay which finished fifth (4:03.02) in the Centennial- MAC race at last week’s Penn Relays in Philadelphia. “Brianna is doing great,” coach Chris Bayless said. “She has struggled periodically, but I have changed her training and she is more mentally stronger than ever before and more fo- cused. She is a very versatile athlete and we are fine-tuning her be a conference champion in her senior season.” WIDENER DUO READY TO GO – The Widener men’s track team will be competing in the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships this weekend in Elizabethtown and sophomore Michael Calkins (Dallas) and freshman Gavin Colley (Tunk- hannock) figure to score points for the Pride. Calkins will be competing in the 800 and with the 3,200 relay. “Even though Mike has been battling a lower leg injury, he recently ran his personal best for 800 and 1,500 meters,” coach Vince Touey said. Those times are 1:59.31 in the 800, and 4:12.95 in the 1,500. Colley will compete in the 100 and 200, and will anchor the 400 relay. He led the Pride to a second-place finish in the 400 relay (42.43) at West Chester and he won the 100 (11.39) at a meet in Haverford. His best times are 11.10 in the 100, and 22.76 in the 200. “Gavin missed some time early in the season due to injury thus is a little behind,” Touey said. “We believe he will be fully prepared for the champion- ships.” LADY COLONELS WRAP IT UP – The Wilkes women’s la- crosse team saw its season come to an end with a 22-10 loss to Manhattanville last Saturday in Purchase, N.Y. The Lady Colonels finished 7-6 overall and 0-6 in the Freedom Conference. Three area women were key performers for the team. They were senior Lindsey Davenport (Dallas), sophomore Olivia Dworak of Dupont (Wyoming Seminary) and freshman Sarah Brozena (Wyoming Valley West). Davenport, also a standout goalkeeper for the field hockey team, played the field in la- crosse and finished with 13 goals and an assist. She also had 11 ground balls, four draw con- trols and two caused turnovers. “Lindsay really made a name for herself in field hockey and lacrosse at Wilkes,” coach Kam- mie Towey said. “We never toyed with the option of being a lacrosse goalie. She really want- ed to branch out to do some- thing different so we decided to put her on attack/midfield. She brought a lot of intensity to the game. She had a hard work ethic and brought a lot of leadership to the team.” Dworak, also a field hockey player, had 16 goals and four assists along with 21 ground balls, five draw controls and 13 caused turnovers. “Olivia is a versatile player who played both attack and midfield,” Towey said. “Her defense was excellent and we expect her to continue to devel- op as a player and become a big threat on attack.” Brozena played in 12 games and started three. She had a goal, four ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers. “Sarah was new to lacrosse but she picked up on new skills really quickly and had a natural instinct on the field,” Towey said. “She played both attack and defense and we expect her to continue learning the game and working hard. She has a lot of promise and potential.” Geffert will leave as one of S. Connecticut’s best ON CAMPUS B I L L A R S E N A U L T PHOTO PROVIDED Wyoming Valley West product Ryan Geffert will graduate as Southern Connectiicut’s all-time leader in home runs and RBI. Bill Arsenault covers local athletes competing at the collegiate level for The Times Leader. Reach him at [email protected]. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The only questions Tiger Woods fielded before his next tourna- ment came fromhis fans. Instead of a news conference before this week’s Wells Fargo Championship, Woods answer- ed 19 questions Monday in a 15- minute video posted on his web- site. The questions were submit- ted through Facebook and Twit- ter. Thetimingof thedecisionwas peculiar. Woods is comingoff his worst performance ever at the Masters, a tie for 40th in which he finished 15 shots behind and was roundly criticized for kick- ing his 9-iron in disgust after a poor tee shot on the par-3 16th hole in the second round. Woods typically speaks to the media before every tournament. This time, hewill not speaktore- porters until his first round Thursday at Quail Hollow. His agent, MarkSteinberg, did not immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press. He earlier told The Charlotte Observer that Woods’ trading the traditional media for social media was not inresponse to the criticismhe received at the Mas- ters. “The media will continue to have access to him,” Steinberg said. “This isn’t anything more than a couple of times a year to interact with the fans. They de- serve that. This isn’t intended to make a statement. This is in- tended to be more inclusive. This isn’t a statement whatsoever. Some in the media might interpret it that way, but that’s not the intent.” Among the questions he took for the video: • Do you have a good chance of winning? •Have youever made analba- tross? • What was the difference be- tween Bay Hill (where he won) and the Masters? Fans were told that he would answer questions about his next two tournaments — Quail Hol- low and The Players Champion- ship—althoughWoods tookthe question about howhis perform- ance changed from Bay Hill and Augusta. Another question was what he had been working on with swing coach Sean Foley since the Masters. “At the Masters, I was kind of struggling with my ball-striking a little bit,” he said. “Sean and I fixedit. It hadtodowithposture. My setup wasn’t quite right, as well as my takeaway. I just need- ed to do hundreds of reps. I’m getting dialed in.” Woods, the biggest star in golf with 72 tour wins and14 majors, has operated under a different set of rules thanmost other play- ers. Inadeal madeyearsagowith the PGA Tour, he only comes to themediacenter for his pre-tour- nament news conference when he is the defending champion or is at a tournament for the first timeor onehehas not playedina long time. Woods always goes to the media center before tourna- ments at the majors. This is believed to be the first time he has ever skipped his media obligations before the tournament. Woods said he was excited to get back to competition, having taken a full week off after the Masters. He said he has changed his swing over the years to alle- viate stress on his left knee, which has been operated on four times. “Let’s end it at four,” he said. “Plus, I have two little ones to chase around.” On other topics: • He said he has made an al- batross twice in his career, but not incompetition. Onewas dur- ing a practice round at the Walk- er Cup in Wales in1995, the oth- er at Isleworthjust twodaysafter watching Mark O’Meara make a 2 on the par-5 seventh hole. •His favorite trophy fromthe majors is the claret jug awarded the British Open champion. • Of the next two tourna- ments, there were more ques- tions about The Players Cham- pionship, especially the 70-foot birdie putt he made from the back of the island green on the par-3 17th in the third round of 2001, the only year he won at Sawgrass. Woods said he watched Fred Funk in the group ahead of him four-putt from about the same spot. P R O G O L F Tiger trades news conference for questions on Facebook Woods By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer C M Y K BUSINESS S E C T I O N B THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 timesleader.com Spending up, but weakly The Commerce Department said Monday that consumer spending in- creased just 0.3 percent last month after a 0.9 percent gain in February. Income grew 0.4 percent following a 0.3 percent gain in February. But after- tax income when adjusted for inflation increased just 0.2 percent in March. The gain followed two months of de- clines. Some economists worry consumers can’t keep spending as freely as they did in the first three months of this year without bigger pay raises. After- tax income rose just 0.6 percent in the first three months compared with a year earlier. That was the smallest pay increase in two years. New warehouse employs 6 HVAC Distributors, a wholesale distributor and manufacturers’ repre- sentative of heating and air-condition- ing equipment, will serve its Northeast- ern Pennsylvania market in 8,500 square feet of leased space in a Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services flex building in CenterPoint Commerce & Trade Park West, Pittston Township. The company will use the space as a wholesale distribution, showroom and training center for residential and light commercial products. Six employees will staff the new facility. Delta buys Philly refinery Delta Air Lines said on Monday that it will buy a refinery near Philadelphia in the hope of slicing $300 million a year from its jet fuel bill. Delta said a subsidiary will buy the Trainer, Pa. refinery from Phillips 66, a refining company being spun off from ConocoPhillips. Delta is paying $150 million, including $30 million in job- creation assistance it expects to get from the state of Pennsylvania. Jeep, Durango sales strong Sales of Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs are so strong that their factory will stay open through the normal two-week summer shutdown. Automakers typically close plants around the July 4 holiday to update cars and trucks for the new model year and maintain the machinery. Chrysler sold nearly 38,000 Grand Cherokees from January through March, up 44 percent from a year ago. Durango sales were up 33 percent. 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It’s extremely diffi- cult to repair many types of eye damage, and treatments designed to improve eyesight can back- fire. For those who have conditions such as macular degeneration, there’s often little that doctors can do to restore sight once it has begun to degrade. But hope may be within reach. Re- searchers around the world have been working on “visual prosthetic” devices – more popularly known as a “bionic eye,” and a teamin Australia called Bionic- Vision plans to begin human testing next year. The systemBionicVision has devel- oped uses a camera to transmit radio signals to a receiver implanted in the patient’s retina. The receiver stimulates cells within the retina that are connect- ed to the optic nerve. In response, the visual processing center of the brain interprets the impulses as an image. BionicVision’s “Wide-View” implant consists of an array of 98 electrodes which selectively simulate the retina. The device should give patients the ability to perceive and avoid large ob- jects such as vehicles, buildings or other obstacles. It was developed specifically for patients with retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic eye condition that generally leads to blindness. The company’s “High-Acuity Device” has more than1,000 electrodes, allow- ing the user more visual acuity. Accord- ing to BionicVision, the High Acuity device, slated for testing in 2014, may give patients the ability to read large print. The implants don’t restore normal eyesight – rather, they stimulate the retina to generate phosphenes – spots of light within a visual field. Patients’ brains interpret themand put together a mental map of what they’re looking at. While still in its infancy, and clearly limited, the technology is amazing. For the first time, we may be able to stimulate the sense of sight in a mea- ningful way. The technology mirrors early experiments with television – so it’s reasonable to assume that within 20 years, we may have the ability to return sight to those who have lost it. It’s no Star Trek “Visor,” but it’s a start. TECH TALK N I C K D E L O R E N Z O BionicVision’s implants on front lines of battle to address blindness Nick DeLorenzo is director of interactive and new media for The Times Leader. E-mail him at [email protected]. N EWYORK—Microsoft onMon- dayprovidedaninfusionof mon- ey to help Barnes &Noble com- petewithtopelectronicbooksellerAma- zon. In exchange, Microsoft gets a long- desired foothold in the business of e- books and college textbooks. Microsoft Corp.’s $300 million invest- ment sent Barnes & Noble Inc.’s stock zooming up $7.07, or 52 percent. Thetwocompanies areteamingupto create a subsidiary for Barnes &Noble’s e-bookandcollegetextbookbusinesses, with Microsoft taking a 17.6 percent stake. The deal gives Barnes & Noble am- munition to fend off shareholders who have agitated for a sale of the Nook e- book business or the whole company, but the companies said Monday that theyareexploringseparatingthesubsid- iary, provisionally dubbed “Newco,” en- tirely fromBarnes &Noble. That could meanastockoffering, saleor other deal. The deal also puts to rest concerns that Barnes & Noble doesn’t have the capital to compete in the e-book busi- ness with market leader Amazon.com Inc. and its Kindle, said analyst David Strasser at Janney Capital. Microsoft also said the deal means that there will be a Nook application for Windows 8 tablets, to be released this fall. The app is likely to get a favoredpo- sition on Windows 8 screens. Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch saidNook software will still be available ondevices like the iPhone that compete with Windows Phone. The store on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre serves as the college book- store for Wilkes University and King’s College. In 2009, Barnes & Noble Inc. bought the college bookstore unit from Chair- man Leonard Riggio in a deal worth $596million. Thedeal endedupcosting Barnes & Noble $460 million after ac- counting for the unit’s cash on hand at the closing date. AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER The Barnes & Noble bookstore on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. Microsoft is investing $300 million into the company’s e-book and college textbook divisions. B&N, Microsoft team up on Nook, businesses Books and bits unite By PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEWYORK—Energy Transfer Part- ners is buying Sunoco in a $5.3 billion deal that creates oneof themorediverse pipeline companies in the country. The acquisitionincludes nearly 8,000 miles of pipeline, as well as 4,900 gas stations in 24 eastern states. Those sta- tions will keep the Sunoco brand name and its diamond-and-arrow logo. The deal also brings a refinery business that Sunoco is trying to get out of. Energy Transfer is primarily a natural gas pipelinecompany. Sunoco’s pipeline network will allow the Dallas company to expand into moving crude oil and re- fined petroleum products from the Great Lakes andNortheast toAmerica’s refiningcenter alongtheGulf Coast. Su- noco’s pipelines have been in high de- mandrecently thanks to a boomindrill- ing for gas and oil in U.S. shale rock for- mations. The acquisition continues a run of deal-making for Energy Transfer. Ener- gy Transfer Equity, which owns Energy Transfer Partners’ general partner, bought Southern Union for more than $5 billion in March. Southern Union was briefly head- quartered in Wilkes-Barre after it bought Pennsylvania Enterprises, Inc. for $500 million in1999. In 2006 South- ern Union sold its PG Energy distribu- tion division to UGI Corp. for $580 mil- lion. Energy Transfer Chairman and CEO Kelcy Warren said the company has been looking to diversify into oil pipe- lines in response to an expected slow- down in the natural gas pipeline busi- ness. S. Union’s parent firm buys Sunoco By CHRIS KAHN AP Energy Writer C M Y K PAGE 8B TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com ➛ W E A T H E R 1 9 6 6 0 0 Find the car you want fromhome. timesleaderautos.com m 7 5 2 2 6 3 7 George Ave. (PARSONS SECTION) Wilkes-Barre • 270-3976 30 Hanover Street Wilkes-Barre • 970-4460 Fred... Frank... Food & Fun! 3 0 0 0 2 3 RT. 309 Wilkes-Barre Twp. Blvd. (Near Home Depot) ICE CREAM CHECK OUT OUR NEWITEMS SPRINGHOURS: MON-FRI. 2-9SAT-SUN. 12-9 Prices expire 5/4/12 99 ¢ SOFT SERVE CONES 1 99 1 99 LG. SUNDAES MILKSHAKES *FLAVORBURSTISNOWHERE! * 99 ¢ SALE • SMALL SUNDAES • SLUSHIES • ITALIANICE Please return completed entry form to a participating store by noon on May 24, 2012. Winners will be chosen through a random drawing. 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Key: s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sn-snow, sf-snowflurries, i-ice. Philadelphia 74/55 Reading 74/53 Scranton Wilkes-Barre 68/50 68/51 Harrisburg 75/56 Atlantic City 66/54 New York City 64/54 Syracuse 66/45 Pottsville 72/52 Albany 59/47 Binghamton Towanda 66/47 70/47 State College 72/53 Poughkeepsie 60/48 86/70 73/57 76/48 92/67 78/62 63/55 64/49 83/65 66/38 54/42 64/54 68/56 86/63 83/73 85/71 85/71 50/37 45/32 79/63 Sun and Moon Sunrise Sunset Today 6:01a 8:01p Tomorrow 5:59a 8:02p Moonrise Moonset Today 2:59p 3:00a Tomorrow 4:10p 3:30a Full Last New First May 5 May 12 May 20 May 28 May is expected to be near nor- mal both with temperatures and rainfall. Over the next few weeks, our aver- age high temper- ature will go from 66 to 75. That will be the range here over the next few days. The rain we're now hav- ing into early this morning will amount to a half inch or less. The chance for more rain today will drop to zero this afternoon with partial clearing. Our next chance for rain will come tomorrow night and warmer than normal tempera- tures will contin- ue into the weekend. - Tom Clark NATIONAL FORECAST: A low pressure system will trigger scattered showers and thunderstorms over portions of the northern Plains and the Upper Midwest today. Some of these storms may be strong to severe. Showers and thunderstorms will also extend along a frontal boundary from the Mid- Mississippi Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast. Recorded at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Int’l Airport Temperatures Heating Degree Days* Precipitation TODAY A shower, some clearing WEDNESDAY Partly sunny 75° 47° FRIDAY Very warm 80° 60° SATURDAY Partly sunny 75° 57° SUNDAY Mostly sunny 70° 50° MONDAY Mostly sunny 65° 40° THURSDAY Thunder storm 75° 57° 70 ° 50 ° K HEALTH S E C T I O N C THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 timesleader.com 7 4 9 1 8 2 Toddlers just learning how to chew and feed themselves can still handle a variety of healthy foods. “You want to instill a good appetite for these foods right away,” says Chloe Deven- ing, a registered dietitian in Glen Allen, Va. Some of her ideas: Serve small bites. Food should be pea-sized or smaller to prevent choking. Cut up rounded items such as grapes and melon balls, grate firm foods such as apples and don’t give anything hard (candy, nuts, popcorn) or sticky (marshmallows, gummy candy). Introduce the healthiest ver- sions. Start off with whole- wheat bread and fiber-rich bran cereals before kids know about “popular” kid foods such as white bread or Froot Loops. Go orange and yellow. Fruits and vegetables of these colors, such as sweet potatoes, carrots, winter squash and cantaloupe, are rich in fiber and vitamin A for eye, bone and immune sys- tem strength. Include meats for iron. Most “adult-style” meat is too chewy, but you can soften it through stewing or in a slow cooker, or grind it into sauces for first pastas and pizzas. Or make healthier chicken nuggets by baking — not frying — with just a little breading. Don’t forget vitamin C. The vita- min helps with iron absorption, growth and immune power. Try citrus fruits, strawberries, toma- toes and steamed broccoli. ... and D. Fortified cereals, eggs and fish contain this vitamin, which, along with calcium, builds bones. Note: canned light tuna and wild-caught Alaskan or Pacific salmon are lower in mercury than other types of those fish. Offer non-meat proteins. Beans, eggs and cheese are good op- tions, especially if kids balk at meat. Don’t fear fat. For healthy brain development, include unsat- urated fats (avocados or very thin spreads of nut butters, if approved by your pediatrician) and some saturated fats (full-fat cheeses are best before age 2). But avoid trans fats in proc- essed goods. — MCT Information Services H O W T O pick first ‘finger foods’ Diabetic education session A diabetic education session, sponsored by Allied Services In- tegrated Health System Home Health Division, will be held from 10 a.m.-noon Wednesdayin the patient dining room at John Heinz Institute, 150 Mundy St., Wilkes- Barre. For information, call 830-2070. Free healthy aging program Masonic Village at Dallas is offering a free healthy aging pro- gram titled, “Memory Loss and Ask the Doc,” from 2-3 p.m. May 9 at the Irem Clubhouse, 64 Ridg- way Drive in Dallas. The two-part presentation will begin with a discussion on memo- ry loss, followed by a Q&A session with Dr. Kenric Maynor of Geis- inger Wyoming Valley. Dr. Maynor attended medical school at the University of North Carolina. He completed his residency with Yale-New Haven Hospital in 2003, followed by a fellowship at John Hopkins Hospital. He is currently practicing internal medicine at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. Reservations need to be made by May 8 at 675-1866. New location announced for breast-feeding group The Greater Pittston La Leche League is now meeting at a new location. The group is meeting in the community room at the Laflin Borough Building, Laflin Road. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be at 10 a.m. May 8. All women interested in learn- ing more about breast-feeding are invited to attend. A lending library is also available that offers titles on childbirth, nutrition and breast- feeding. Nursing babies and their sib- lings are always welcome. For more information or help with a breast-feeding concern, contact Deborah Nelson, Wyoming; Vicki Prekel, Tunkhannock; Karen Shaw, Falls; Micki Jerome, Wilkes- Barre. Their phone numbers are available from the HELP Line at 1-888-829-1341. Answers to commonly asked questions and information about La Leche League is available on- line at www.lllofeasternpa.org. Geisinger experts to host free cosmetics seminar Experts from Geisinger’s Center for Aesthetics and Cosmetic Sur- gery will host a free seminar about cosmetic surgery and cosmetic dermatology procedures at 5:30 p.m. May 9 at Geisinger Specialty Services, 675 Baltimore Drive, Wilkes-Barre. Geisinger plastic surgeons Drs. Anthony Bruno and Ashish Maha- jan as well as cosmetic dermatol- ogist Dr. Christine Cabell will discuss the aesthetic benefits of cosmetic surgery and treatments. Attendees will have the chance to win a gift certificate to be used toward a cosmetic procedure. Seating is limited. To register, visit www.geisinger.org/events or call (800) 275-6401 and say “Care- Link” at the first prompt. IN BRIEF See BRIEFS, Page 4C Q: My triglyceride level was 419 and my doctor recommended that I take the drug Tricor to lower it. Since I feel fine, do I need to take it? Why is an elevated triglyceride level bad? What raises the triglycerides? —M.R., Huntsville, Ala. A: Triglycerides are a part of the total cholesterol in your blood. For years, we weren’t quite sure whether or not treating triglycerides made a differ- ence in preventing heart disease. High levels over 400 usually got treated, while numbers between 200 and 400 were treated at the doctor’s discretion. It turns out that high trigly- cerides do need to be addressed, and they do play a role in the development of heart disease. The current choles- terol guidelines consider a level above 150 to be too high. When the trigly- cerides are elevat- ed, it tends to shift the population of LDL “bad” choles- terol to a small, denser and more damaging variety. For example, an LDL of 130 with a triglyceride level of below150 is less damaging than an LDL of 130 with a triglyceride level like yours of 419. The LDL number is the same, but “pound for pound,” the LDL is nastier when the triglycerides are elevated. What’s more, we also notice a drop in the level of HDL “good” cholesterol when the triglycerides are elevated. So lowering the triglycerides may modestly im- prove the HDL level. What elevates triglycerides? The four major factors are fats, alco- hol, sugar and a genetic predisposition to have elevated triglycerides. Here’s some food for thought: A study published in the April 2, 2002 issue of the Annals of Internal Med- icine showed that a single high fat meal given to healthy men (average age, 29 years) without heart disease not only transiently raised their triglyceride levels from100 to 250 after 5 hours, but caused coronary artery blood flow reserve to the heart to decrease by about 18 percent. The implication is that a high fat meal which raises triglycerides may cause chest pain or cause a heart attack after meals. ASK DR. H M I T C H E L L H E C H T High levels of triglycerides need treatment Dr. Mitchell Hecht is a physician specializing in internal medicine. Send questions to him at: “Ask Dr. H,” P.O. Box 767787, Atlanta, Ga. 30076. Due to the large volume of mail received, personal replies are not possible. When the tri- glycerides are elevated, it tends to shift the population of LDL “bad” cholesterol to a small, denser and more da- maging variety. Here’s a new spin on the saying, “If you snooze you lose.” What if the “lose” part ap- plied to your weight? No, it’s not as simple as going to sleep and waking up slim- mer. Alas. But a recent Harvard study does suggest that people who get a good night’s rest find it easier to resist overeating — especially when it comes to gorging on high-calorie foods like ice cream, cheeseburgers or french fries. We all know the tempta- Good night’s sleep contributes to healthy eating, study says By ELLEN WARREN Chicago Tribune See SLEEP, Page 2C MCT ILLUSTRATION M aybeif your momhadn’t stop- ped you from eating dirt at the playground, you wouldn’t be all itchy now and runny- nosed because it’s allergy season. It is that time of the year again, as nature sends out millions of grains of pollen, seemingly mostly into your eyeballs and nostrils. Are youpart of that select club of 3 to 5 percent of the population who experts say are severely affected by airborne allergens? How severe? 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That’s the area “that puts the brakes on and slows you down from doing things you shouldn’t do” — like eating too much fattening, unhealthy food, says Killgore. “If you’re sleepy, you’re more likely to reach out and take a fewextra bites of food or go for that extra dessert or say yes to something you wouldn’t have,” says Killgore. New preliminary findings show that women are even more inclined than men to overeat and to prefer junk food when they get sleepy during the day. “People think they’re so bu- sy that, if they’re going to chintz on something, they’re going to cut out some sleep. And that’s one thing they shouldn’t do,” says Killgore. “It affects our ability to control food intake. “Twenty or 30 years of doing that is going to make us larger and more unhealthy.” SLEEP Continued from Page 1C The Dayton Daily News This is National Immuniza- tion Week. According to a recent report released by the Centers for Dis- ease Control and Prevention (CDC), most parents are vacci- natingtheir kids, withless than1 percent of children not receiving any vaccines by age 19 to 35 months. Vaccines protect the child and the community, yet a significant number of parents decide not to vaccinate their children, placing themat risk of dangerous diseas- es and potentially exposing oth- er unvaccinated children to those diseases. “While at first the vaccination process may seem daunting, ini- tially developing a plan with your doctor will make it much more manageable,” says Dr. Sherman Alter, director of infec- tious disease. “To best protect infants or tod- dlers from a number of infec- tious diseases, parents and fam- ilies should talk to their child’s doctor about the recommended vaccines,” Alter said. Alter offers these key points to keep in mind: •Every person aged 6 months and older should receive the in- fluenza vaccine annually. This includes individuals inclosecon- tact with children younger than 5 years old (such as parents, grandparents or caregivers). • Children at 12 to 23 months should be vaccinated with hepa- titis A virus vaccine. • All infants should receive oral rotavirus vaccine to protect against diarrhea caused by this virus. •Children should receive two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine —the first between12to 15 months anda secondbetween 4 to 6 years to protect from this contagious disease. • Adults who have or expect to have close contact with an in- fant aged less than 12 months (parents, grandparents) should receive a single dose of Tdap (Tetanus toxoid, reduced diph- theria toxoid and acellular per- tussis) vaccine. This will prevent potential transmission of infec- tion, particularly pertussis (whooping cough), from an in- fected adult to a young infant. • Infants and young children should receive the pneumococ- cal vaccine (PCV13) that affords protection against serious infec- tions, such as pneumonia and meningitis. A complete series consists of four immunizations through 18 months of age. Chil- drenwhomight havereceivedan older pneumococcal vaccine (PCV7) should complete the vaccine series with PCV13. For children aged 14 months through 59 months who com- pleted the PCV7 series, a single additional dose of PCV13 is rec- ommended. •Themeningitis vaccine(me- ningococcal conjugate vaccine, quadrivalent — MCV4) is rec- ommended for children aged 9 to 23 months with certain disor- ders of the immune system and for children who are residents of or are traveling to countries where infection with the germis more common. • While the minimum age for immunization with measles, mumps, andrubella (MMR) vac- cine is 12 months, MMR vaccine should be administered to in- fants aged 6 through 11 months who are traveling international- ly. These childrenwill needtore- ceive an additional two doses of MMR vaccine at 12 months of age and older. Be sure your child’s shots are up to date FOTOLIA.COM PHOTO Vaccines protect the child and the community, yet a significant number of parents decide not to vaccinate their children, placing them at risk of dangerous diseases and potentially exposing other unvaccinated children to those diseases. warming. Plus, pollen allergies may also affect a larger group of people as more and more of the world’s population lives in ... too-hygien- ic a society. Yes, too clean. “One of the ideas about why al- lergies seem to be increasing in the developed world is that we have all these cells that function as a defense mechanism against parasites — bad water, bad food, mosquito-borne diseases, even snake venom,” says Dr. David Robinson, a Virginia Mason Med- ical Center allergist. As hygiene increases, these cells have fewer parasites to fight, but they’ve got to fight something. They decide to fight pollens, whichtheydobyreleasinga com- pound called histamine, which gives us a runny nose and watery eyes to expel those pollens the cells believe are parasites. The “hygiene hypothesis” was the subject of a 1999 study com- paring asthma and allergic reac- tions in children before and after the reunification of East and West Germany. A Tufts Medical Center report says, “Before unification, East Germany had more children growinguponfarms andinlarger families than West Germany; the population also had much lower rates of allergies andasthma than West Germany. “After unification, however, when East Germany developed a more Western culture, its rates of allergies and asthma increased to the degree that they now resem- ble those of West Germany.” By the way, whenyoubuy over- the-counter allergy medication that contains antihistamines, you’re not buying something that stops histamine production. The antihistamine simply attaches it- self to the receptor sites to which the histamine wouldattachitself, and blocks it by having gotten there first. As for climate change, a 2011 report by the federal Environ- mental Protection Agency says warmer temperatures and more rain will cause some plants to grow faster, bloom earlier and produce more pollen. And, says the EPA, we can expect “allergy seasons to begin earlier and last longer.” That doesn’t mean a drastic change in pollen seasons. What the EPA says “makes a lot of sense,” says Dr. Reynold Karr, a clinical professor in the University of Washington’s Divi- sion of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Division of Rheumatology. “But I haven’t seen a significant change at this point.” This year is a normal year for pollenallergies inthe Northwest, he says. “We have two major seasons in Western Washington: The tree season is March and April, first with alder, and then birch. Then those peter out, and we come in- to the grass season —May, June, July,” says Karr. Then what affects pollen aller- gies is the day-to-day weather, he says. “Adrizzle cleans the air and re- duces the pollen count, just as it rids smog,” says Karr. “Much worse is several nice days like we’ve had.” Although a minority of people will have serious discomfort from airborne allergies, says Karr, around 14 to 20 percent will suf- fer “minor symptoms.” They will be suffering a rela- tively modern ailment, only de- scribed in medical literature starting in the 19th century. Youalsowill be sufferinganail- ment that started with a bit of snobbery. It was mostly attributed to the upper echelons of society, de- scribed as “rather a disease of the brain-working than of the mus- cle-working classes.” Hay fever was an affliction that by the 1880s, “had become the pride of America’s leisure class,” Gregg Mitman wrote in the Bul- letin of the History of Medicine, in a paper titled, “Hay Fever Holi- day: Health, Leisure, and Place in Gilded-Age America.” He wrote about how in the summers, thousands of sufferers trekked to special hay-fever re- sorts in the mountains, by lakes or on plateaus. One memorable illustration usedinthe paper is an1873 draw- ing of a “Mr. A. Wiper Weeps” travelingona train, his headcom- pletely covered with a piece of cloth to keep out pollens, as his fellow passengers stare. But that’s how they dealt with allergies in those olden days. We’re all modern, now. By 2005, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, we spent $11.2 billion for medica- tions (more than half were pre- scriptions) to treat airborne aller- gies. That was nearly double what Americans spent on such drugs in 2000. That, as they say, truly is noth- ing to sneeze at. POLLEN Continued from Page 1C Pollen.com: Find allergy forecasts, “best” and “worst” cities, and more. MORE INFORMATION MCT ILLUSTRATION With each stride, up to five times your weight slams through your feet, ankles, knees, hips and spine. If your muscles are weak, you risk injury every time you run. Dothis drill three days a week to strengthen your weakest ar- eas. Ankle Mobilizer: Ankle Flex- ibility From a staggered stance, palms on a wall, bend your knees and shift forward until you feel your forward ankle stretch. (Try not to raise your heels.) Bring your front knee close to the wall. Hold for 3 sec- onds. That’s one rep. Do20reps, switch legs and repeat. 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Free stroke screening The Gunderson Rehabilita- tion Center at Hazleton General Hospital will host a free commu- nity stroke screening from1 to 3 p.m. May 11 at the Gunderson Rehab Center, located on the sixth floor of Hazleton General Hospital. Participants will have their blood pressure and pulse taken and the staff will review medical and family health history to assess the risk of stroke. A caro- tid doppler will also be perform- ed. The screening is free, but space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Call 501-4632 to register or for additional in- formation. Pharmaceutical assistance The Hope Center, in conjunc- tion with the Wilkes University School of Pharmacy, is expand- ing its Pharmaceutical Patient Assistance to include all non- generic equivalent medicine. Call 696-5233 for details, qualifications and appointment. BRIEFS Continued from Page 1C Health briefs are limited to nonprofit entities and support groups. To have your health-oriented announcement included, send information to Health, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes- Barre, PA18711-0250; by fax: 829- 5537; or email health@timeslead- er.com. Information must be received at least two weeks in advance. EXETER: The Cosmopolitan Seniors will meet at 1 p.m. today in St. Anthony’s Center. Hosts and hostesses are Maureen Gosart, Kay Haddock, Johanna Malinowski, Victor Malinowski and Marge Zinkavich. Travel coordinator Johanna is accepting reservations for a casino trip on May 9 and a trip to Woodloch Pines Resort on May 20. This trip includes a seafood buffet, along with American and Italian cuisine, and entertainment, bingo and a boat ride, weather permitting. Pick ups in Exeter and Pittston. Non-members welcome on trips. For details call Johanna at 655- 2720. FALLS: The Falls Senior Center, State Route 92, spon- sored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne/Wyoming counties, invites anyone 60 years and older to the following activities: Wednesday: 9 a.m. walking/ hiking group; 11 a.m. garden club meeting. Friday: special taco salad bar to commemorate Cinco De Mayo day. Come with sombre- ros. May 8: noon, special Mother’s Day luncheon; 1 p.m., a vocal presentation of oldies by Debbie Switzer. PLAINS TWP.: Senior Citi- zens Project Head will meet Wednesday at SS. Peter and Paul School cafeteria, Hudson. Hostesses are Emily Strinkoski, Bernardine Polak, Mike and Pat Bonchek, Carolyn Byrne and NEWS FOR SENIORS See SENIORS, Page 5C Martha Shipe, OD Carl Urbanski, OD 390 Pierce St. • Kingston 714-2600 Gail Evans, OD David Evans, OD It’s not your imagination, The Spring Allergy Season began early this year Red, Swollen or Itchy Eyes? 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C M Y K THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 5C Photographs and information must be received two full weeks before your child’s birthday. To ensure accurate publi- cation, your information must be typed or computer-generat- ed. Include your child’s name, age and birthday, parents’, grandparents’ and great-grand- parents’ names and their towns of residence, any siblings and their ages. Don’t forget to in- clude a daytime contact phone number. Without one, we may be unable to publish a birthday announcement on time. We cannot return photos submitted for publication in community news, including birthday photos, occasions photos and all publicity photos. Please do not submit precious or original professional pho- tographs that require return because such photos can be- come damaged, or occasionally lost, in the production process. Send to: Times Leader Birth- days, 15 North Main St., Wilkes- Barre, PA 18711-0250. GUIDELINES Children’s birthdays (ages 1-16) will be published free of charge ➛ C O M M U N I T Y N E W S HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Jeremy Paul Harper, son of Paul and Michaline Harper, Mountain Top, is celebrating his 12th birth- day today, May 1. Jeremy is a grandson of Michaline Grzymski, Mocanaqua; the late Sylvester Grzymski; Rita Harper, Wyoming; and the late Francis Harper. He has a sister, Victoria, 8. Jeremy P. Harper Madyson Hornack, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hornack, Hazleton, is celebrating her 10th birthday today, May 1. Madyson is a granddaughter of Dolores Hornack and the late John Hornack Jr., Hazleton, and Elaine and Paul Glowatch, West Hazle- ton. Madyson Hornack Braden Skye Morrison, son of India and Damon Morrison, Baltimore, Md., is celebrating his ninth birthday today, May 1. Braden is a grandson of Klaus and Kathryn Lietz, Wilkes-Barre; Jean and John Lewis, West- minster, Md.; and Ken and Dar- lene Morrison, Baltimore, Md. Braden has a sister, Emma, 16. Braden S. Morrison Brianna Joy Smith, daughter of Cathanne Williams and William Smith Jr., Wilkes-Barre, is cele- brating her fifth birthday today, May 1. Brianna is a granddaught- er of Marie Williams, Laurel Run; the late David Warman, Wilkes- Barre; William Smith Sr., Plains Township; and the late Mary Frances Smith. Brianna is a great-granddaughter of Cathe- rine Williams, Wilkes-Barre; David Williams Sr., Trucksville; and the late Lorainne Smith and the late George Holloway. Brian- na has two brothers, Izeyah and Jeramiah. Brianna J. Smith Luke Sullivan, son of Bob and Maria Sullivan, Wilkes-Barre, is celebrating his 10th birthday today, May 1. Luke is a grandson of Catal and Mary Ann Butera, Wilkes-Barre, and Joe and Cath- erine Sullivan, Collingdale. Luke has two sisters, Marikate, 20, and Maggie, 18, and a brother, Ben, 15. Luke Sullivan Audrey Stambaugh, daughter of Robert and Melissa Stambaugh, Shavertown, is celebrating her fifth birthday today, May 1. Au- drey is a granddaughter of Pam and Jack Lenz, Mercer, and Robert and Cathy Stambaugh, Weedville. Audrey is a great- granddaughter of Janice Gabriel and the late Stanley Gabriel, Dupont. Audrey has a sister, Madison, 14, and two brothers, Logan, 9, and Jacob, 6. Audrey Stambaugh PETS OF THE WEEK Name: Beauty Sex: female Age: 3 Breed/type: Rottweiler About this dog: spayed; very obedient; up to date on shots; microchip Name: Fiji Sex: female Age: young adult Breed/type: terrier About this dog: spayed; up to date on shots; microchip How to adopt: Call or visit the Hazleton Animal Shelter, 101 N. Poplar St., Hazleton. Phone 454- 0640. Hours for adoptions are 1-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. Business hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. Wish List: donations of cat food, cleaning supplies, paper products, and blankets are in need. The Luzerne County Chapter Northeastern Region of PSEA- Retired will hold its annual spring luncheon May 10 at the East Mountain Inn, Plains Township. Registration will open at 11:30 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. Luncheon choices include fish or chicken and the cost is $18. Principal speaker will be Sue Jones, president of PSEA-Retired. She will speak on the results of the recently held PSEA-Retired House of Delegates and information concerning events and happenings of PSEA in Pennsylvania. Shir- ley Judge will be honored as she ends her term as president of the Luzerne County Chapter. Elections will also be held for region and county offices. Reservations are due by Thursday and can be made to Shirley Judge, 3 Bond Ave., Swoyersville, PA18704. Checks can be made payable to NE Region PSEA-Retired or call 693-3864. Preparing for the luncheon, from left, are Shirley Judge; Meg Geffken, bulletin editor; and Mary Moran, region president. PSEA-Retired to host spring luncheon May 10 An Upper Valley Eye Bank meeting, hosted by the JLW Mt. Lau- rel Lions Club, was recently held at the East Mountain Apartments Community Room, Plains Township. Eye glasses were collected and a report on the cornea transplant program was given. Guest speak- er Deanna Del Conte spoke on the subject of stress. Plans are being made for the upcoming Eye Bank banquet to be held 6 p.m. June 7 at Holy Resurrection Church Hall, South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Cost is $15. For information call Nancy Baiera at. 655-0345.The next meeting will be hosted by the Wilkes-Barre Township Lions Club on Thursday at Norm’s Pizza and Eatery, North Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre. All Lions are welcome. For information call Marina at 709-0907 or Nancy at 655-0345. At the meeting, from left, first row, are Upper Valley Eye Bank officers, Nancy Baiera, vice president; Marina Martin, president; and Betty Dantone, acting secretary. Second row: JLW Mt. Laurel Lions Club members, Terry Milligan, Darlene Walkowiak, Charlotte McAdarra, President Charlene Poulos, Alice Jendrejeski, IPDG Eileen Yurish, PDG. Joan Milligan. Upper Valley Eye Bank meets Thursday Today WILKES-BARRE: Toastmasters International, a public speaking, leadership, self-improvement club, 5:15 p.m. at Sundance Vacations, Presentation Room, 264 Highland Park Blvd. The club meets the first and third Tuesday of each month. All are welcome. For more information contact Rick at 417-7036; visit toastmasters.org; or email [email protected]. May 2 MOUNTAIN TOP: Crestwood High School PTA, 6 p.m., in the school library. All senior par- ents and students are encour- aged to attend. Members are reminded that the Senior Lock- In is approaching. Questions or concerns call Karen at 401-1313. MEETINGS Arline Brodhead. Hostesses are asked to arrive by 11:30 a.m. Members are reminded to bring canned food for the SS. Peter and Paul food pantry. New mem- bers are welcome. Two new members, Maureen Magda and John Magda, were welcomed at the last meeting. WEST WYOMNG: The Wyom- ing, West Wyoming Seniors will celebrate their 36th anniversary dinner today. Mass for departed members will be held 4:30 p.m. at St Mon- ica Parish. Participants are: the Rev. Leo McKernon, celebrant; Paul Delaney, altar server; Joan Kwasny, lector; Joe Kosloski and Sam DeSalvo, gift carriers; and Ninarose Lewko, organist. A buffet dinner will be served following the Mass. There will be prizes and bingo will be played. Fifty-fifty winners from the last meeting were Elinor Yurek, Stanley Mulesky and Olga Mi- zin. Bingo jackpot winner was Joan Kwasny. Plans are being made for the annual picnic to be held July 17 at the Daley Park Pavilion, Shoe- maker Avenue, West Wyoming, near Hose Company No. l. New members are welcome. WILKES-BARRE: The Rain- bow Seniors met at Albright United Methodist Church. Presi- dent Angelo Ricci presided. Door prizes were won by Stella Fiorucci and Charles Hughes. The next meeting will be held 1 p.m. May 15 at Old Country Buffet to celebrate the club’s 24th anniversary. WILKES-BARRE: The Fir- wood Senior Citizen Club will hold its next meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Firwood United Methodist Church, Old River Road and Dagobert Street. Sally Teller Lottick, of the Wyoming Valley Historical Society, will give a presentation on the “Women of Wyoming Valley.” Refreshments will be served followed by a business meeting conducted by President Joe Kelly. Future trips will be: Sands Casino, Bethlehem, May 17; Port Royal Hotel, Wildwood Crest, N.J., June 10-14; Wood- loch Pines, Hawley July 18. The Aug. 15 trip to the Totem Pole Theater has been cancelled. In its place will be a trip on Aug. 16 to Middleton for a train and boat ride and lunch at the Victorian Mansion. Maureen, trip coordinator, is taking reservations for the Bran- son Musical Holiday, Nov. 8-12, which includes nine shows. Non-members welcome on trips. Call Maureen at 824-6538 for more information. WILKES-BARRE: The Father Nahas Senior Citizens Club will celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day at 1:30 p.m. today in the church hall of St. Mary’s Antiochian Orthodox Church, 905 S. Main St. A ham dinner will be served followed by a program by the club members. Reservations are required for the dinner. Call 824-2093 for reser- vations. Regular meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month. Persons 55 and older are welcome to join. Contact B. Leo, 824-2093. SENIORS Continued from Page 4C C M Y K PAGE 6C TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com ➛ T E L E V I S I O N www.CareGiversAmerica.com [email protected] Call 570-674-8500 We bill Medicare and most Major Insurances FREE DELIVERY THE ULTIMATE IN STYLE AND COMFORT Your mother took great care of you. Return the favor... Lift Mom’s Spirits! Don’t just watch a movie, experience it! 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(N) (TVG) TV TALK C M Y K THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 7C ➛ D I V E R S I O N S UNIVERSAL SUDOKU MINUTE MAZE W I T H O M A R S H A R I F & T A N N A H H I R S C H CRYPTOQUOTE GOREN BRIDGE B Y M I C H E A L A R G I R I O N & J E F F K N U R E K JUMBLE B Y H O L I D A Y M A T H I S HOROSCOPE CROSSWORD PREVIOUS DAY’S SOLUTION HOW TO CONTACT: Dear Abby: PO Box 69440, Los Ange- les, CA 90069 For more Sudoku go to www.timesleader.com O N T H E W E B Dear Abby: May I comment on the let- ter from “Working the Window in Geor- gia” (Jan. 22), the drive-through worker who said people should have their orders ready when they pull up to the speaker? Many drive-through restau- rants place their speakers in FRONT of the first menu you see. Unless you frequent the restaurant, it’s impossi- ble to know what you want until you reach the menu. Also, if “Corporate” is timing its employees, then maybe they should dispense with having the employees greet customers with a long list of item suggestions before taking the order. Those of us at the other end of the speaker often cannot understand a word being said, either because the speaker isn’t working properly, because the order-taker has a thick accent, or the person is speak- ing too fast. — Peggy in Thornton, Colorado Dear Peggy: My readers agree with you 100 percent! Their biggest “beef” is the order menu being located only at the order window/speaker. Fast food corporate America, please take notice. Read on: Dear Abby: How are we supposed to have any idea of what to order when we don’t see the menu until we pull up to the window? This is especially true when I try a new restaurant. If restaurants post anything before that, it is usually just a list of their most expensive combo meals. Sometimes the prices aren’t even listed at the preview menu window. Here are some suggestions for people working the windows: 1. I may not know your menu. So please give me a chance to look it over. If you have a drive-through, I have a right to use it. If you don’t want new customers to know what you offer, then I’ll be happy to take my business elsewhere. 2. I know you are reading from a script, but if I don’t want a combo meal, please do not ask me repeat- edly if I want one. 3. Give me a chance to check my order when you hand it to me. I am really tired of getting to my destina- tion only to find out my order is wrong. 4. Do not argue with me if I want to verify that my drink is a diet drink. I am diabetic and a non-diet soda could make me very sick. 5. Please understand that even if I don’t have the radio on and there is no background noise, I may still have trouble understanding you. Perhaps the speakers are bad or I am slightly hearing-impaired. 6. Please give me straw if I order a drink. I have worked fast food before and I know from experience it is not an easy job. Yes, there are rude custom- ers, but there are also rude employ- ees. I know that from experience, too. — Libby in Little Rock, Ark. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets: “Abby’s Favorite Recipes” and “More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.) DEAR ABBY A D V I C E Irked fast food customers respond to drive-through worker’s advice To receive a collection of Abby’s most memorable — and most frequently re- quested — poems and essays, send a busi- ness-sized, self-addressed envelope, plus check or money order for $3.95 ($4.50 in Canada) to: Dear Abby’s “Keepers,” P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Postage is included.) ARIES (March 21-April 19). The elderly are not the only people who are concerned about stay- ing sharp. Today the spoils will go to the quick-witted, whatever age they may be. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Take a hint from the transcendental mediators. Don’t worry about how well you are doing, and don’t be disappointed in yourself for having intruding thoughts and feelings. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Though you know quite a lot on a certain subject, avoid going on and on. The fewer your words, the more confident you sound. Besides, no one will remember everything you say. Hit the main point. CANCER (June 22-July 22). It would be unwise to finish every- thing you start. When you learn enough to know that the rest is going to be a long, fruitless slog, it’s time to jump ship. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Usually you ask permission to interact with others because it’s custom- ary and polite for you to do so. Today you may benefit from simply doing the thing you would like to do. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Perhaps you lost some money recently. Learning from experience is the same thing as gaining from experience. You’ll apply what you’ve learned, and your knowl- edge will be worth gold. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). In Buddhism, a figure called Kuan Yin hears the cries of the world and responds as only a mother could. Express your pain and you’ll experience an example of unconditional love. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You need more loving care than usual, if only because you’ve taken on bigger challenges. Being around someone who accepts and supports you will remind you to accept and sup- port yourself. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll feel compassion welling up in your heart when you’re around those who need it most. Right now, the ones who could use your love are the same ones who are usually so self-sufficient. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’d like to win the race, com- plete the project or land the ball. Stay playful. Keep your eye on the goal while your heart is in the moment. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Exciting new influences jolt you out of your former mindset. There’s something new to want here, and it has you paying greater attention to what’s going on around you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You always love a certain person, though you are not always thinking about what this person would prefer as you go about your daily life independently. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 1). This month, you’ll let go of a certain attachment and love how your life develops. June brings new resolutions that you can stick to, especially regarding health and fitness. Guided by your competi- tive spirit, victory will be yours in August. November features family visits as well as work challenges. Aquarius and Pisces adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 20, 15, 39 and 18. F U N N I E S TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com SALLY FORTH CLASSIC PEANUTS STONE SOUP BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY THATABABY FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE GET FUZZY CLOSE TO HOME ARGYLE SWEATER B.C. 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PAGE 2D TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 135 Legals/ Public Notices 135 Legals/ Public Notices 250 General Auction 150 Special Notices 250 General Auction 150 Special Notices LEGAL NOTICE CREDIT UNION MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION Notice to be Published in a Newspaper of General Circulation NOTICE OF FILING AN APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that on April 30, 2012, Incol Credit Union, with its principal place of business located at 510 Bridge Street, Old Forge, Lackawanna County, PA, filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 11 of the Credit Union Code, an application for approval to merge with N.M.H. FCU of Wyoming, PA, under the charter of Incol Credit Union. The corporate title of the resulting credit union will be Community Regional Credit Union. All interested persons may file comments regarding this application, in writing, with the Pennsylvania Department of Banking, Corporate Applications Division, 17 North Second Street, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2290. In order to be considered, comments regarding this application must be received by the Department of Banking no later than thirty (30) days after the date that notice of the filing of this application is published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin may or may not appear contemporane- ously with this notice. Please check the Pennsylvania Bulletin Web site at www.pabulletin.com to determine the due date for filing comments. LEGAL NOTICE Request for Proposals Barry Isett and Associates, on behalf of the City of Nanticoke, Luzerne County, PA, will receive sealed Bids for Environmental Laboratory Analytical Services, for soil analysis from samples collected from a project site in the City of Nanticoke, until Noon on May 11, 2012 at the office of Barry Isett and Associates, 100 West Broad Street, Suite 200, Hazleton, Pa 18201. The bid documents can be obtained from the City of Nanticoke, or by contacting the City's environmental consultant, Lori Gir- van at Barry Isett and Associates, at [email protected] or 570-455-2999. Addenda, if any, will be issued to only those persons whose name and contact information are on record as having obtained the bid documents. Bid docu- ments will be available as of the date of this advertisement. Please submit any questions to Lori Girvan. Questions must be received by May 8, 2012. 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PUBLIC NOTICE Wilkes-Barre City Council will hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving comment from ratepayers on the Preliminary Renewal Plan for the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Busi- ness Improvement District. The hearing will be held on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, Fourth Floor, City Hall. If special accommo- dations are required for persons with dis- abilities, please noti- fy Melissa Popson at (570) 208-4112. Jim Ryan, City Clerk 135 Legals/ Public Notices LEGAL NOTICE The Board of Edu- cation, Northwest Area School District, solicits sealed bids on Obsolete and Unused Equipment. Specifications may be obtained from and bids submitted to: Business Office Northwest Area School District, 243 Thorne Hill Road, Shickshinny, PA 18655. 570-542- 4126 Ext. 5000. All envelopes contain- ing such bids shall be sealed and clearly marked as containing “Bid: Obsolete Equip- ment”. Sealed pro- posals shall be in the Business Office no later than 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at which time they will be opened in public. Proposals will be awarded at the reg- ularly scheduled board meeting on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids or to waive any informali- ty in the proposals received.” PUBLIC NOTICE The Rice Township Zoning Hearing Board will hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 7:00 p.m., concerning 1) Polo- nia Estates Phase 3 for the dimensional front yard variances of 13 homes; and 2) the garage height at 32 Wilderness Drive. The meeting will be held at the Rice Township Municipal Building, 3000 Church Road, Mountaintop, PA 18707. Donald A. Armstrong Secretary/ Treasurer 150 Special Notices ADOPT Adoring couple longs to adopt your newborn. Promis- ing to give a secure life of unconditional and endless love. Linda & Sal 1-800-595-4919 Expenses Paid ADOPT: Loving, secure, accom- plished married couple to adopt newborn. Expenses paid. Please call Ben & Jim 888-690-9890 All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H FREE PICKUP 570-574-1275 150 Special Notices The average bride makes 287 major decisions about her wedding. Choose an Oyster Wedding that includes it all and simplify your planning! bridezella.net P PA AYING $500 YING $500 MINIMUM DRIVEN IN Full size 4 wheel drive trucks ALSO PAYING TOP $$$ for heavy equip- ment, backhoes, dump trucks, bull dozers HAPPY TRAILS TRUCK SALES 570-760-2035 542-2277 6am to 8pm 330 Child Care DAYCARE In my Kingston home. Licensed. Ages 15 months to 6 years. 570-283-0336 380 Travel BROADWAY SHOW BUS TRIPS THE LION KING Wed., June 13 $175. Orchestra JERSEY BOYS Wed., July 18 $150. “Front Mezz” PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Wed., July 18 $135. Orchestra Call Roseann @ 655-4247 CAMEO HOUSE CAMEO HOUSE BUS BUS T TOURS OURS IT’S OFFICIAL!!! Kips Bay ShowHouse is at the Aldyn in NYC Sat., May 19 Coming Attraction June 24 Coney Island Call Anne 570-655-3420 anne.cameo @verizon.net MOTHERS DAY SPECIAL! Take Mom to the BallPark! NY YANKEES vs Seattle - May 13 2 for $188.00 Ticket & Bus 800-432-8069 380 Travel DON’T MISS OUT! New! Special Incredible Last Minute Deals to Cancun and Punta Cana All inclusive packages For Travel April, May and early June First Come, First Serviced! Limited Availability, Passports Required Call NOW! 300 Market St., Kingston, Pa 18704 570-288-TRIP (288-8747) 406 ATVs/Dune Buggies HAWK `11 125CC Auto, key start, with reverse & remote control. $700. OBO 570-674-2920 409 Autos under $5000 ‘00 VOLKSWAGEN GTI 2 door hatchback, 1.8 turbo, 5 speed transmission, AC power steering and windows, moon roof, new brakes, tires, timing belt, water pump and battery. Black on black. 116,000 miles $4,500 570-823-3114 CHEVROLET `01 IMPALA High mileage. Runs like a dream. If you can name it, it has probably been replaced. $1,999 (570)690-8588 LEO’S AUTO SALES 92 Butler St Wilkes-Barre, PA 570-825-8253 CHEVY ‘04 MALIBU CLASSIC 4 door, 4 cylinder, auto, good condi- tion. 120k. $2,450. FORD ‘01 F150 XLT Pickup Triton V8, auto, 4x4 Super Cab, all power, cruise control, sliding rear window $3,850 Current Inspection On All Vehicles DEALER JEEP ‘98 GRAND CHEROKEE Good condition $2100 570-709-1508 LAND ROVER ‘02 DISCOVERY II Good condition. $3400. 570-406-5669 after 5:00p.m. PONTIAC `99 BONNEVILLE 112,000 miles. Looks and runs great! $2,600. 570-825-9657 SUZUKI ‘06 SWIFT RENO 4 cylinder. Automat- ic. 4 door. $4,800 (570) 709-5677 (570) 819-3140 412 Autos for Sale BMW `00 528I Premium sound package, very clean, recently tuned, seat memo- ry, silver. 26 mpg on trips, Low mileage for the age of the car 122,500 $5,875. 570-704-7286 412 Autos for Sale ACURA `08 TL Type S, automatic and manual trans- mission. 53,000 miles. $18,959 570-479-3452 BMW `06 650 CI Black convertible, beige leather, auto transmission, all power. $35,750. 570-283-5090 or 570-779-3534 BMW ‘98 740 IL White with beige leather interior. New tires, sunroof, heated seats. 5 cd player 106,000 miles. Excellent condition. $4,800. OBO 570-451-3259 570-604-0053 BUICK ‘09 ENCLAVE CXL top of the line. AWD, 50K original miles. 1 owner. Cocoa brown metallic. Dual sun- roofs, power mem- ory cooled and heated seats. 3rd row seating. DVD rear screen, navi- gation system, bal- ance of factory warranty. Bought new over $50,000. Asking $25,900. Trade ins welcome 570-466-2771 CADILLAC ‘00 DTS Tan, satellite radio, leather, moon roof, loaded excellent condition. 136k miles. $4,995. 570-814-2809 CADILLAC ‘11 STS 13,000 Miles, Showroom condition. $38,800 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 CHEVY ‘95 ASTRO MARK III CONVERSION VAN. Hightop. 93K. 7 passenger. TV/VCP/Stereo. Loaded. Great con- dition. $3,495 (570) 574-2199 ‘11 DODGE DAKOTA CREW 4x4, Bighorn 6 cyl. 14k, Factory Warranty. $21,599 ‘11 Ford Escape XLT, 4x4, 26k, Factory Warranty, 6 Cylinder $20,699 ‘11 Nissan Rogue AWD, 17k, Factory Warranty. $19,599 ‘08 Chrysler Sebring Conv. Touring 6 cyl. 32k $12,899 ‘08 SUBARU Special Edition 42K. 5 speed, Factory warranty. $12,099 ‘05 HONDA CRV EX 4x4 65k, a title. $12,799 ‘06 FORD FREESTAR 62k, Rear air A/C $7999 ‘01 LINCOLN TOWN CAR Executive 74K $5,199 ‘11 Toyota Rav 4 4x4 AT only 8,000 miles, new condition $23,299 CROSSROAD MOTORS 570-825-7988 700 Sans Souci Highway W WE E S S E L L E L L F O R F O R L L E S S E S S ! ! ! ! TITLE TAGS FULL NOTARY SERVICE 6 MONTH WARRANTY DODGE `00 DURANGO SPORT 4.7 V8, 4WD, 3rd row seat, runs good, needs body work $1900. 570-902-5623 FORD `93 MUSTANG Convertible. 5.0. 5 speed. New top. Professional paint job. Show car. $6,500. Call 570-283-8235 FORD `93 MUSTANG Convertible. 5.0. 5 speed. New top. Professional paint job. Show car. $6,500. Call 570-283-8235 FORD `94 MUSTANG GT Convertible, 5.0 auto, very nice car, (R Title). $4,600. 570-283-8235 FORD MUSTANG ‘07 GT PREMIUM CONVERTIBLE V8 standard engine, leather 60,0000+ miles $15,000. 570-690-2408 412 Autos for Sale FORD ‘83 MUSTANG 5.0 GT. FAST! 70,000 original miles. Black with black leather inte- rior. California car, 5 speed, T-tops, Posi rear end, traction bars, power windows, rear defroster, cruise, tilt wheel, all factory. New carburetor and Flow Master. Great Car! $5000, Or best offer. 570-468-2609 HONDA ‘04 CRV All wheel drive, cruise, CD player, low miles. $11,575 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 HONDA ‘06 RIDGELINE RTS Automatic, 4WD, power seats. $16,995 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 HONDA ‘08 ACCORD 4 door, 4 cylinder, auto $16,995 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 HONDA ‘08 ACCORD 4 door, EXL with navigation system. 4 cyl, silver w/ black interior. Satel- lite radio, 6CD changer, heated leather seats, high, highway miles. Well maintained. Monthly service record available. Call Bob. 570-479-0195 HONDA ‘09 CRV LX AWD. 1 owner. $15,900 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 HONDA ‘10 CIVIC 4 door, 4 cylinder, auto. Low Miles! $15,495 WARRANTY MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP 288-8995 HYUNDAI `06 SONATA V 6 , all power, sun/moon roof, alloys. 74K. CD/stereo $6,950 (570)245-7351 HYUNDAI ‘07 SANTE FE AWD, auto, alloys $13,900 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 HYUNDAI ‘08 AZZURA Leather moonroof & much more $15,570 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 JAGUAR `00 S TYPE 4 door sedan. Like new condition. Bril- liant blue exterior with beige hides. Car is fully equipped with navigation sys- tem, V-8, automatic, climate control AC, alarm system, AM/FM 6 disc CD, garage door open- er. 42,000 original miles. $9,000 Call (570) 288-6009 TOYOTA ‘09 CAMRY 18,000 Miles, 1 owner, 4 cylinder. $16,900 MAFFEI AUTO SALES 570-288-6227 412 Autos for Sale JEEP LIBERTY ‘06 One owner, 4WD, Alloys. $14,880 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 LEXUS `01 ES 300 80,000 miles, excellent condi- tion, all options. Recently serv- iced. New tires. $8,800. 570-388-6669 WANTED! ALL JUNK CARS! CA$H PAID 570-301-3602 MAZDA 3 ‘05 4 door hatchback sport, 5 speed manual, grey exteri- or, black/red cloth interior. Clean, one owner, excellent condition. 17K. $11,000 570-586-6055 MERCEDES-BENZ `91 350 SD Grey metallic with beige leather interi- or. Turbo diesel. Auto. All power options. Cruise. Sunroof. New inspection, oil change, front brakes, water pump, injec- tor & clutch fan. 4 new tires. Runs excellent & great MPG’s. Florida car. No rust. Excellent condition. $8,900. Trade welcome. Call 570-817-6000 MERCURY `05 SABLE LS PREMIUM 49,500 miles Moon roof, alloys, all power, 24 valve V6. Original owner, per- fectly maintained, needs nothing. Trade-in’s welcome. Financing available. $8,995 570-474-6205 NISSAN ‘09 ALTIMA SL Leather moonroof, smartkey, 1 owner $19,995 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 Selling your Camper? Place an ad and find a new owner. 570-829-7130 SATURN ‘03 VUE Low miles, leather & alloys. $8,800 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 SUBARU ‘11 IMPREZA PREMIUM. AWD, 3,000 miles. Like new, metallic silver, satellite radio, 4 door, 170 hp. $17,500 OBO 570-696-3447 570-574-2799 TOYOTA `10 CAMRY Black with grey inte- rior. Auto. A/C. 1 owner. All power options. Still under factory warranty. No accidents and has- n’t been smoked in. Remote starter. 47K miles. Trades Wel- come. $17,500. 570-817-6000 412 Autos for Sale SUBARU FORESTER’S 8 to choose From starting at $11,450 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 SUBARU IMPREZA’S 4 to choose From starting at $12,400 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 TOYOTA ‘04 CELICA GT 112K miles. Blue, 5 speed. Air, power windows/locks, CD/cassette, Key- less entry, sun- roof, new battery. Car drives and has current PA inspection. Slight rust on corner of passenger door. Clutch slips on hard acceleration. This is why its thousands less than Blue Book value. $6,500 OBO. Make an offer! Call 570-592-1629 TOYOTA ‘07 FJ CRUISER 6 speed manual blue n white, 45,000 miles, 6” rough country lift kit, pro comp 35” tires. Excellent con- dition. Best offer 570-574-8303 VOLKSWAGEN `98 VANAGON Runs good, needs head gasket. Will take offer. (347)693-4156 VOLVO 850 ‘95 WAGON Runs good, needs some work. Will take offer. 347-693-4156 VW `87 GOLF Excellent runner with constant serv- icing & necessary preventative main- tenance. Repair invoices available. Approx 98,131 miles. Good condi- tion, new inspec- tion. $1,700. Call 570-282-2579 415 Autos-Antique & Classic FORD ‘65 GALAXIE Convertible, white with red leather interior. 64,000 original miles. Beautiful car. Asking. $10,500 570-371-2151 Boat? Car? Truck? Motorcycle? Air- plane? Whatever it is, sell it with a Classified ad. 570-829-7130 MAZDA `88 RX-7 CONVERTIBLE 1 owner, garage kept, 65k original miles, black with grey leather interior, all original & never seen snow. $7,995. Call 570-237-5119 MERCEDES-BENZ `73 450SL Convertible with removable hard top, power windows, AM /FM radio with cas- sette player, CD player, automatic, 4 new tires. Cham- pagne exterior; Ital- ian red leather inte- rior inside. Garage kept, excellent con- dition. Reduced price to $26,000. Call 570-825-6272 415 Autos-Antique & Classic OLDSMOBILE `68 DELMONT Must Sell! Appraised for $9,200 • All original 45,000 miles • 350 Rocket engine • Fender skirts • Always garaged Will sell for $6,000 Serious inquires only 570- 690-0727 421 Boats & Marinas BASSTRACKER `04 PT-175. 50HP Mer- cury outboard engine, live well, trolling motor, fish finder & trailer included. 1 owner. Call 570-822-9601 GRUMMAN ‘95 DEEPV 16’ 48hp Evinrude 50 lb thrust electric motor. All tackle and life vests included. Live well, fish finder. $4,000 570-579-3975 SILVERCRAFT Heavy duty 14’ alu- minum boat with trailer, great shape. $1,250. 570-822-8704 or cell 570-498-5327 ABANDONED 12 foot lowe rowboat. PA fishboat# 584 3AW. 570-871-5652 427 Commercial Trucks & Equipment CHEVY ‘08 3500 HD DUMP TRUCK 2WD, automatic. Only 12,000 miles. Vehicle in like new condition. $19,000. 570-288-4322 To place your ad Call Toll Free 1-800-427-8649 439 Motorcycles HARLEY ‘07 SCREAMING EAGLE DYNA Assembled by Custom Vehicle Operations. Very Unique, Fast Bike. 1800cc. 10,000 miles. Performance Rinehart pipes, comfortable Mustang seat with back rest and detachable rack , Kuryakyn pegs and grips, color matched frame, SE heavy breather air filter comes with HD dust cover and gold CVO owners key. Excellent condition. Silver Rush/ Midnight Black. Asking $13,500 Call Ron @ 570- 868-3330 439 Motorcycles HARLEY DAVIDSON `07 Road King Classic FLHRC. Burgundy / Cream. 6 speed. Cruise control. Back rests, grips, battery tender, cover. Willie G accessories. 19,000miles. $13,250. Williamsport, PA 262-993-4228 HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘01 Electra Glide, Ultra Classic, many chrome acces- sories, 13k miles, Metallic Emerald Green. Garage kept, like new condition. Includes Harley cover. $12,900 570-718-6769 570-709-4937 HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘05 V-ROD VRSCA Blue pearl, excellent condition, 3,100 miles, factory alarm with extras. $10,500. or best offer. Tony 570-237-1631 HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘09 V-ROD MUSCLE VRSCF. 1250 cc. Brilliant silver, 7,988 miles. Excellent condition. ABS, Brembo triple disc brakes, factory security, + extras. Original owner, gar- age kept. $12,500. 570-762-6893 HARLEY DAVIDSON ‘80 Soft riding FLH. King of the High- way! Mint origi- nal antique show winner. Factory spot lights, wide white tires, biggest Harley built. Only 28,000 original miles! Never needs inspec- tion, permanent registration. $7,995 OBO 570-905-9348 KAWASAKI ‘09 KLR 650. 940 original miles. Kept indoors, very clean, water cooled, new tires. Blue and black. 2.5 liter, street/trail. Paid $5500 Asking $3800. 570-760-8527 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! MATTIE AUTOMOTIVE 220 Bennett Street, Luzerne Motorcycle State Inspection, Tire Sales & Maintenance 570-283-1098 SUZUKI ‘01 VS 800 GL INTRUDER Garage kept, no rust, lots of chrome, black with teal green flake. Includes storage jack & 2 helmets. $3600 570-410-1026 Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! Travel Need a Roommate? Place an ad and find one here! 570-829-7130 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 3D 554 Production/ Operations 554 Production/ Operations 554 Production/ Operations FORKLIFT OPERATORS (Material Handler) FABRI-KAL Corporation, a major plastics company is seeking full time MATERIAL HANDLERS for our Hazle Township and Mountaintop locations. One year forklift experience within the past five years and High school diploma/equivalent required. Current forklift certification preferred. Background Checks and Drug Screening are conditions of employment. 12 hour shifts. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package (health/ dental/vision/life insurance; disability; 401k, Tuition Reimbursement; dependent tuition assistance). FABRI-KAL Corporation, Human Resources Dept. Valmont Industrial Park, 150 Lions Drive Hazle Twp., PA 18202 Email: [email protected] Fax: 570-501-0817 EOE 439 Motorcycles YAHAMA ‘06 VSTAR 650 CC CRUISER Only 1,107 miles, bike was bought 6 years ago for my wife but because of an accident where her friend was killed on a bike she lost interest in riding. The bike sat in our shed for years... thus the low, low miles. Perfect run- ning & body condi- tion. Silver & blue. Back rest for a pas- senger, free helmet, title is free & clear. $3,599 Call John or Wendy. 570-674- 0735 You won’t be disappointed, practically brand new. YAMAHA ‘97 ROYALSTAR 1300 12,000 miles. With windshield. Runs excellent. Many extras including gunfighter seat, leather bags, extra pipes. New tires & battery. Asking $4,000 firm. (570) 814-1548 442 RVs & Campers COLEMAN ‘02 POP UP Like new. Stove, lights, fans, sink, sleeps 6. $3,700 570-443-7202 FLAGSTAFF `08 CLASSIC NOW BACK IN PA. Super Lite Fifth Wheel. LCD/DVD flat screen TV, fire- place, heated mat- tress, ceiling fan, Hide-a-Bed sofa, outside speakers & grill, 2 sliders, aluminum wheels, , awning, microwave oven, tinted safety glass windows, fridge & many accessories & options. Excellent condition, $22,500. 570-868-6986 451 Trucks/ SUVs/Vans CHEVROLET `02 AVALANCHE 4 x 4, black, V8, auto, heated leather seats, dual exhaust, moon roof, absolutely loaded. 98,000 miles, $9,000, OBO 570-262-2204 or 570-288-2722 CHEVY ‘03 IMPALA One owner, only 42k miles. $8,880 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 FORD ‘02 EXPLORER Red, XLT, Original non-smoking owner, garaged, synthetic oil since new, excel- lent in and out. New tires and battery. 90,000 miles. $7,500 (570) 403-3016 FORD ‘08 ESCAPE XLT Leather, alloys & moonroof $16,995 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 FORD ‘09 ESCAPE LTD Only 14k miles, leather moonroof, 1 owner $21,880 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 GMC `01 JIMMY Less than 5,000 miles on engine. 4WD. Power acces- sories. Inspected. Runs great. $4,500 or best offer. Call 570-696-9518 or 570-690-3709 HYANDAI ‘11 SANTA FE 1 owner, only 7k miles. $22,900 560 Pierce Street Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 KIA ‘08 SPORTAGE EX 4WD, Low Miles. $14,450 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 451 Trucks/ SUVs/Vans LEXUS `05 RX 330 All wheel drive, Savannah metallic, navigation, backup camera, lift gate, ivory leather with memory, auto, 3.3 liter V6, regular gas, garaged, non- smoker, exceptional condition, all serv- ice records. 6 disc CD. Private seller with transferable one year warranty, 96K. $16,900 570-563-5056 Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! MERCURY `03 MOUNTAINEER AWD. Third row seating. Economical 6 cylinder automat- ic. Fully loaded with all available options. 93k pampered miles. Garage kept. Safety / emissions inspected and ready to go. Sale priced at $7595. Trade-ins accepted. Tag & title process- ing available with purchase. Call Fran for an appointment to see this out- standing SUV. 570-466-2771 Scranton MITSUBISHI `11 OUTLANDER SPORT SE AWD, Black interi- or/exterior, start/ stop engine with keyless entry, heat- ed seats, 18” alloy wheels, many extra features. Only Low Miles. 10 year, 100,000 mile war- ranty. $22,500. Will- ing to negotiate. Serious inquires only - must sell, going to law school. (570) 793-6844 NISSAN `04 PATHFINDER ARMADA Excellent condition. Too many options to list. Runs & looks excellent. $10,995 570-655-6132 or 570-466-8824 NISSAN ‘97 PICKUP XE 4WD, alloys, 5 speed. $6,880 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 SUZUKI `07 XL-7 56,000 miles, automatic, all-wheel drive, 4 door, air condi- tioning, all power, CD player, leather interior, tinted windows, custom wheels, $13,000 Call 570-829-8753 Before 5:00 p.m. TOYOTA ‘08 4 RUNNER 1 Owner, moon- roof & alloys. $21,800 560 Pierce St. Kingston, PA www.wyoming valleymotors.com 570-714-9924 457 Wanted to Buy Auto VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP 288-8995 506 Administrative/ Clerical ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Experienced gener- al office. Car deal- ership experience preferred. Send resume to: c/o Times Leader Box 4000 15 N. Main Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0250 506 Administrative/ Clerical ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Part Time/Full Time for busy Insurance office. CALL LISA 570-208-5640 OR EMAIL STREMEL2@ NATIONWIDE.COM 509 Building/ Construction/ Skilled Trades Entry Level Construction Laborer Two person crew, no experience nec- essary, company will train. The work is outdoor, fast- paced, very physical and will require the applicant to be out of town for eight day intervals followed by six days off. Appli- cants must have a valid PA drivers license and clean driving record. Starting wage is negotiable but will be no less than $14.00 per with family health, dental and 401k. APPLY AT R.K. HYDRO-VAC, INC., 1075 OAK ST PITTSTON, PA 18640 E-MAIL RESUME TO TCHARNEY@ RKHYDROVACPA.COM OR CALL 800-237- 7474 MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 8:30 TO 4:30 E.O.E. AND MANDATORY DRUG TESTING. 518 Customer Support/Client Care CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FOR LOCAL LEADING GARAGE DOOR COMPANY. Immediate opening for a results-orient- ed, analytical, friendly and helpful candidate. Must be customer focused and a good commu- nicator. This position is in daily contact with customers, creates and follows up with quotes and needs to be able to quickly solve prob- lems. Assist in man- aging servicemen, represent the com- pany at business functions. Prior experience in the construction trades is preferred, with garage door experi- ence a big plus. Promotional oppor- tunity to Assistant General Manager for good performer. Benefits available. SEND RESUME TO [email protected] OR FAX TO 570-655-7702 522 Education/ Training TEACHING POSITION Two openings, adjunct days. One for MASSAGE THERA- PY INSTRUCTOR and one for HEALTH INFORMATION instructor. Qualified applicants must have minimum 3 years work experi- ence in related field. Teaching experience a plus but not required. Fax resume to: 570-287-7936 Or send to Director of Education Fortis Institute 166 Slocum Street Forty Fort PA 18704 524 Engineering Contract Engineer Cornell Iron Works, a leading and grow- ing manufacturer of Security Closure Products, is seeking a qualified Contract Engineer at our manufacturing facili- ty in Mountaintop. Duties will include preparing shop drawings and shop work orders for our Production Facility. The ideal candidate will possess a 2 year degree in Mechanical Engi- neering Technology or similar field, profi- ciency in AutoCAD 2006 or later, knowledge of fabri- cation processes and a mechanical background. Must be able to read architectural blue- prints, have knowl- edge of MS Office, and have strong analytical and prob- lem solving skills. Cornell Iron Works offers a great work environment with a competitive benefit program including health insurance, dental, vision, 401(k), life insur- ance, tuition reim- bursement, paid vacation and most of all, opportunity for advancement and great work environ- ment. Interested candidates should apply in person, email their resume and salary history to janiney@ cornelliron.com, or mail to: Cornell Iron Works Crestwood Industrial Park 24 Elmwood Ave. Mountaintop, PA 18707 www. cornelliron.com. (NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE) EQUAL OPPOR- TUNITY EMPLOYER 527 Food Services/ Hospitality COOPER’S SEAFOOD WATERFRONT Hiring Experi- enced COOK for 2nd Shift. Clean, modern kitchen, Good starting wages. Paid vaca- tions. BC/BS. Apply in person 304 Kennedy Blvd. Pittston 533 Installation/ Maintenance/ Repair Service Technician We’ll teach the right person to serve our territory and install electronic fencing to keep dogs safe. Full time. Must be drug free, have a clean driving record and be good withing with homeowners. Call of email Brian at Harvis Interview Service for application or questions: 542-5330 or ifnepa.jobs@ gmail.com INSPECTOR Full or part time. No licenses needed. Call 570-310-1394 LOOKING FOR CAREER CHANGE? WE PROVIDE INITIAL & ONGOING TRAINING. OUR TECHNICIANS APPLY FERTILIZER, LIME & WEED PREVENTATIVES AS WELL AS INSECT CONTROL & TURF AERA- TION SERVICES FOR RES- IDENTIAL & COMMER- CIAL CUSTOMERS. FULL TIME WORK MONDAY-FRIDAY 8 AM – 5 PM MUST HAVE GOOD MATH SKILLS, CLEAN DRIVING RECORD & PASS PHYSI- CAL & DRUG TEST. APPLY ONLINE AT: WWW.GRASSHOPPER LAWNS.COM OR STOP IN FOR APPLICATION AT: 470 E. STATE STREET LARKSVILLE, PA 18651 QUESTIONS? EMAIL BRIAN PHILLIPS AT: GRASSHOPPER.JOBS @GMAIL.COM LAWN CARE TECHNICIAN GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS Penn State Mechan- ical Contractors has openings for ener- getic, motivated, experienced plumbers and pip- efitters. Experi- enced foremen are also encouraged to apply. We offer competitive wages and a comprehen- sive benefit pack- age based on expe- rience. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Send resume with work history to: Penn State Mechanical Contractors, Inc. PO Box 1027 Wilkes Barre, PA 18703 Fax: 570-823-0736 Kimberly@pennstate mechanical.com TECHNICIAN We are looking for solid hard working individuals to become Profession- al Technicians. Work for “America’s Finest” Pest Control company according to PCT magazine and find out why JC Ehrlich was voted one of the best placed to work in PA. This position offers the satisfaction of offering great cus- tomer service with- out being tied to a desk. No experi- ence is necessary as we include a fully paid comprehensive training program. Your skills develop- ment will include company supported career advance- ment and state licensing. Qualified candidates must be self organized; have good communica- tion and computer skills; excellent observation and documentation skills; and be able to work cooperatively with customers at all levels including top management. REQUIREMENTS Pre-employment drug screening is required. Overtime potential. Must be 21 years or older. High School Gradu- ate or GED. We offer excellent pay, 401K, profit sharing, medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans. We are proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer. Apply in person JC Erlich 149 W. Cemetery Street Ashley, PA www.jcehrlich.com 542 Logistics/ Transportation CDL-A DRIVER Gas field/landscape drivers plus hands on labor required. Operate dump trucks & load equip- ment on lowboy. Deliver to job site. Must operate skid steer excavator, hydro-seed truck, etc. Will plow in win- ter. Must have clean driving record and pass drug test. Top Wages Paid. Call Harvis Interview Service @ 542-5330. Leave message. Will send an application. Or forward resume: varsity.harvis@ gmail.com Employer is Varsity, Inc. No walk-ins. EOE CLASS A CDL DRIVER O/O: Company 845-616-1461 DRIVERS 2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE Class A CDL drivers needed. Dedicated routes. Must have clean MVR; doubles endorsement. Home every day, off weekends. Benefits available. Full time local work. One year experience needed. Call Todd 570-991-0316 CLASS A CDL DRIVERS We are growing and we are looking for Class A CDL Route Delivery Dri- vers. Core-Mark is accepting applications for FULL TIME 3 OR 4 DAY WORK WEEK - Mon thru Fri - weekends off! This is ideal for drivers who want to be able to be home with their families. We are a national convenience store distribution compa- ny seeking full time CLASS A CDL DRIVERS. Generous benefit package to include Medical/ Dental/Vision/STD/ LTD and 401k. $1,500 sign on bonus as well as Attendance/Safety and Performance Bonus programs available. Annual and merit increases. Designed Route Deliveries. Com- pany provided uni- form and work boots Guaranteed 40 hours/week. WILL CONSIDER RECENT DRIVING SCHOOL GRADS! Apply @ 100 West End Rd. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706 570-823-6865 All applicants sub- ject to pre-employ- ment drug and background check. E.O.E Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! NOW HIRING: CLASS A OTR COMPANY DRIVERS Van Hoekelen Greenhouses is a family owned busi- ness located in McAdoo, PA. We have immedi- ate openings for reliable full-time tractor trailer driv- ers, to deliver prod- uct to our cus- tomers across the 48 states. Our pre- mier employment package includes: • Hourly Pay- including paid detention time, and guaranteed 8 hours per day • Safety Bonus- $.05/mile paid quarterly • Great Benefits- 100% paid health insurance, vision, dental, life, STD, 401K, vacation time, and holiday pay. • Pet & Rider Program • Well maintained freightliners and reefer trailers • Continuous year- round steady work with home time Requirements are: Valid Class A CDL, minimum 1 year OTR experience, must lift 40lbs, and meet driving and criminal record guidelines PLEASE CONTACT SHARON AT (800)979-2022 EXT 1914, MAIL RESUME TO P.O. BOX 88, MCADOO, PA 18237 OR FAX TO 570-929-2260. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.VHGREEN HOUSES.COM FOR MORE DETAILS. 542 Logistics/ Transportation SCHOOL VAN DRIVERS Must have clean criminal history and be able to pass a physical exam. 3, 4 or 5 hours per day. Please call Rick for appointment. PART TIME MECHANIC Needed also. 852-1457 RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION 548 Medical/Health LAKESIDE NURSING CENTER HAS THE FOLLOWING OPENINGS RN: 7AM-3PM EVERY OTHER WEEKEND LPN: PART TIME 7AM-3PM/3PM- 8PM CNA: PART TIME/ PER DIEM, ALL SHIFTS 245 OLD LAKE RD DALLAS PA, 18612 (570) 639-1885 E.O.E. LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! LIVE-IN CAREGIVER KINGSTON AREA For elderly female. Must have current drivers license. Duties include per- sonal care, bathing, cooking, admin of meds, light house- keeping. First Aid or background in healthcare required. 5 days per week. Must complete background check and have refer- ences. Please respond to majones33@ verizon.net SCRANTON/FORTY FORT PHYSICIAN OFFICES LPN OR RN ONE FULL TIME LPN OR RN NEEDED TO WORK AT BOTH OUR SCRANTON AND FORTY FORT OFFICE LOCATIONS. GYN EXPE- RIENCE PREFERRED. EMAIL RESUMES TO: [email protected] OR FAX TO (570) 283-6924 551 Other GENERAL LABORERS/ PACKERS Needed immediate- ly for 1st & 2nd shift in the Pittston Area. Apply at www.select staffing.com or Call 570-344-4252 554 Production/ Operations DISTRIBUTION CLERKS WILKES-BARRE Are you a night owl looking for part-time work? Position is TEMP-HIRE $9.75 Per Hour! Thursday-Satur- day 3pm- 1:30am REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDER- ATION: -PROFESSIONAL RESUME with Solid Work History -Submit to a Background & Drug Screen -HS Diploma/GED - Stand on Feet All Day - Basic Computer Skills Apply Today At www. adeccousa.com Or Call 570.451.3726 MANUFACTURING Accepting appli- cations for Shift Production Work. Excellent wages & benefits. Frequent lifting & standing. WARP PROCESSING 95 STEVENS LANE EXETER, PA. 560 Quality Assurance/Safety QC TECHNICIAN PENNDOT certified Aggregate Techni- cian for busy N.E. PA Quarry. Experi- ence performing all quality control tests and valid certifica- tion required. Com- petitive salary and health benefits. Please fax resume to: 570-643-0903 566 Sales/Retail/ Business Development RETAIL SALES Experienced sales person. Year round position. Apply in person: Ye Olde Clock & Gift Shoppe Dallas Shopping Center 573 Warehouse WAREHOUSE Thursday (5/3) 12 pm until 2 pm We are a National Convenience Store Distribution Compa- ny. Seeking 3RD SHIFT WAREHOUSE WORKERS. Full time and Part time Positions avail- able. We are also looking for a MAINTENANCE MECHANIC responsible for maintenance of conveyor, facility, machinery and power equipment. Previous experience a must. Generous benefit Package for FT employees, and various bonus pro- grams! Apply @ 100 West End Rd. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE SHOW UP AND BE INTERVIEWED!! All applicants sub- ject to pre-employ- ment drug and background check. E O E 600 FINANCIAL 610 Business Opportunities COFFEE SHOP Turn key operation in a wonderful area. A must see! Deli & ice cream. Will train, excellent opportuni- ty. $25,000. 570-262-1497 FIRE FIRE YOUR BOSS!!!! YOUR BOSS!!!! “WORK FOR YOURSELF” INVEST IN YOURSELF WITH JAN – PRO *Guaranteed Clients * Steady Income *Insurance & Bonding * Training & Ongoing Support * Low Start Up Costs *Veterans Financing Program * Accounts available through 0ut Wilkes-Barre & Scranton 570-824-5774 Janpro.com LIQUOR LICENSE FOR SALE. Luzerne County. $20,000. 570-574-7363 TURN KEY OPERATION Located at Wyoming Valley Mall must sell. $125,000 negotiable. Ask for Rob 570-693-3323 700 MERCHANDISE 702 Air Conditioners AIR CONDITIONER large room duct- less, remote, 11,500BTU, model# LSU122CE. Outdoor & indoor units, clean & very good condi- tion. $500. 570-388-6348 AIR CONDITIONERS Ready for HOT weather, 2 window units, GE 8K BTU $75, Fedders 5K BTU $50, excellent condition. 696-1267 708 Antiques & Collectibles ANTIQUE TOYS WANTED Larry - Mt. Top 474-9202 ANTIQUES: China Cabinet $500. Desk $150. Sewing machine $50. 570-578-0728 DEPARTMENT 56 buildings & acces- sories from $7 to $25 for each piece. We’re unable to take the over 50 buildings etc. with us when we move. call 570-868-5886 VACUUM TUBES from radios from 1940-1950, total of 103, plus misc. tube shields & sockets all for $20. 735 6638 YEARBOOKS auto- graphed Plymouth ‘44, ‘45, ‘46 & ‘47 Bloomsburg Univer- sity ‘50, 52, Hanover ‘49. $10. each. 570-779-3841 YEARBOOKS, Kings College ‘70, ‘90, ‘94, ‘95, ‘96. Wilkes University ‘88, ‘89. $5 each. 706-1548 710 Appliances A P P L I A N C E PA R T S E T C . Used appliances. Parts for all brands. 223 George Ave. Wilkes-Barre 570-820-8162 710 Appliances Why Spend Hundreds on New or Used Appliances? Most problems with your appli- ances are usually simple and inex- pensive to fix! Save your hard earned money, Let us take a look at it first! 30 years in the business. East Main Appliances 570-735-8271 Nanticoke RANGE: Kenmore countertop electric, stainless steel, 4 burner with center grill. Good condition. $125.570-675-0248 REFRIGERATOR older model, runs excellent $100. 570-970-0564 STOVE: Maytag 30” black electric, $150. Black range hood $50. Maytag 24” wall mounted oven, $150. Older model Panosonic micro- wave, $25. 570-868-5091 WASHER & DRYER White Whirlpool duet front loading automatic washer & electronic electric dryer with ped- estals. $200. each both for $350. 570-788-4090 Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified! 712 Baby Items CRIB Bassett 3 piece crib, chest of drawers, & dresser, solid wood very good condition. $300. 570-237-5119 PLAY YARD L.A. baby’s commercial play yard, blue. width: 30 1/2”W X 43LX 1/2”H 30 1/2” Like new condition. $50. 570-285-5152 STROLLER Evenflo with basket $45. Potty’n step stool $15. 570-822-5974 STROLLER Kolcraft Contour well con- structed double stroller in good con- dition $75. 570-735-6638 STROLLER Peg Perego Model Pliko P3, girls, $150. MacLaren Volo baby stroller, girls, $75. Britax Decathlon convertible car seat, $150. F. P. Starlight cradle swing, $75. Peg- Perego Prima Pappa high chair, girls, $75. Peg Perego Primo Viag- gio car seat, girls, $125. MacLaren baby rocker, girls, $50. 570-430-4054 716 Building Materials BATHROOM match- ing sink set. Gerber white porcelain with mirror & medicine cabinet $80. 570-331-8183 TOILET. Kohler. Excellent condition. Like new. No Stains. Was replaced for Medical reasons. $60 OBO. 287-4723 726 Clothing BOYS CLOTHING sizes 6 months - 7 years. Blazers, coats, jean jackets, suits $5. Overalls, tops, pants, shorts, shoes/sneakers $2, Toys range very small items .25 cents to $5 larger items action figures, stuffed animals to pin ball machines. Toy boxes $20. Fisher Price, anoth- er large one in pri- mary colors great for taller items. 570-696-9010 TUXEDOS: 9 very good condition sizes 38 to 60; modern & classic styles. $40 each. 655-2180. 732 Exercise Equipment TONY LITTLE AB LOUNGE EXTREME, Paid 4160. sell for $75. 570-288-9889 TREADMILL. Pro- form 300. Very good condition. $50 OBO You haul. 417-6066 736 Firewood FIREWOOD Cut-Split-Delivered Large Steady Supply Available R&K Wettlaufer Logging, Inc. 570-924-3611 744 Furniture & Accessories BED mechanical hospital bed, twin size, $120. Antique hutch breakfront china cabinet, tradi- tional oak finish $120. Both good condition.430-4054 COFFEE TABLE for sectional with lifting top for food or bev- erages for $100. Plush gray comput- er chair $25. 570-592-7723 COMPUTER DESK: Very good condition. Black with slide key- board shelf. $45. 570-740-1412 or 570-498-0439 DESK wooden with hutch & built-in light, 3 side drawers with roll out keyboard tray, + desk chair on wheels. $175. 570-510-0010. Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 DINING ROOM SET Solid Oak. Table with 2 leaves, 6 chairs, buffet, protective table pads included. $800 570-299-5046 ENTERTAINMENT CENTER dark oak - 15 1/2” d, 5’ h & 4’ wide $50. Kenmore Powermate 12 amp canister vacuum with attachments - $60. 570-288-3723 FURNI SH FURNI SH FOR LESS FOR LESS * NELSON * * FURNITURE * * WAREHOUSE * Recliners from $299 Lift Chairs from $699 New and Used Living Room Dinettes, Bedroom 210 Division St Kingston Call 570-288-3607 GLIDER wicker & metal 2 seater $25. 570-574-2924 Green Sofa and Oversized chair for Sale. Excellent condition. $350 call 570-696-4813 HEADBOARD twin $5. Lamp with wall set 4 spindle coat/ hat holder & memo board $4. 696-9010 KITCHEN SET solid maple wood includes oval table with removable cen- ter leaf & 3 chairs. Small hand painted flower accents on top of chairs. $50. 570-675-3006 Mattress Queen Plush-Top Set New in Plastic Must Sell ASAP $150 Call Steve @ 570-280-9628 MATTRESS SALE We Beat All Competitors Prices! Mattress Guy Twin sets: $139 Full sets: $159 Queen sets: $199 All New American Made 570-288-1898 ROCKER, wood/tapestry, $75. RECLINER, Burgundy velour cloth, $125. SOFA, CHAIR, OTTOMAN, 3 TABLES, great for den. Wood and cloth, all in excellent condi- tion. $450. Call after 6 PM 570-675-5046 SECTIONAL, beauti- ful 5 piece beige leather. In perfect condition. Includes hide-a-bed and two recliners. New $3,700, now $1,500. Call 570-474-5643 SOFA & loveseat matching set in blue pattern with solid blue slipcovers and Lane solid blue rocker. All in good condition. $200. 570-262-8790 744 Furniture & Accessories TABLE LAMP Orien- tal Chinese woman 1960’s ceramic, pink -white-gold. $35. Collector spoons 17 different, must take all $35. 696-1927 WILKES-BARRE 22 Maffett St. Tues through Thurs 5/1, 5/2, 5/3 10am - 7pm, 70 years worth of antiques & newer items. Clothing, sports equipment, toys,m books, furni- ture, records, china silver. VERY CHEAP! WILKES-BARRE CONDUCTED BY: The Women of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Pro Cathedral 35 S. Franklin St. MAY 2ND 10AM-4PM MAY 3RD 10AM-3PM THURSDAY IS BAG DAY. Mini boutique, Wednesday & Thursday Light lunch available. Also Baked goods. 750 Jewelry CAROL IS BUYING PAYING TOP DOLLAR for your gold, silver, co ins, scrap jewel- ry, rings, dia- monds, neck- laces,bracelets, old antique cos- tume jewelry. Guaranteed to be paid top dol- lar. WE MAKE HOUSE CALLS! 570-855 7197 570-328-3428 752 Landscaping & Gardening LAWN TRACTOR Craftsman VT3000; 22HP; Mulch Kit; used 1 Season; Excellent $995. 570-472-3888 LAWNMOWER MTD NEW $90. 570-825-3371 RIDING MOWER Murray 38702A 12 HP Briggs & Strat- ton. 38” Good con- dition. Needs elec- trical repair. $375 570-696-2688 ROTOTILLER Crafts- man heavy duty 17” 5hp. Utility trailer, all sides built up 14” wheels $800. 570-675-9365 754 Machinery & Equipment FARM EQUIPMENT Hay baler/ cut/ ditoner. Hay Wagon. Corn Picker. Dirt bucket. Disk, sprayer. ATV. Call 570-427-4298 756 Medical Equipment PERFITIncontinence Underwear Size XL 14 per package $5 570-288-9940 758 Miscellaneous BEER MISER 1/2 keg with air tank. $100. 570-814-5477 COMFORTER twin size, tailored dust ruffle, sham, match- ing decorative pil- low, $50. 675-7599 COOKIE JAR Antique House - Cottage, Good condition. $50. 570-675-0248 Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! 746 Garage Sales/ Estate Sales/ Flea Markets PAGE 4D TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 551 Other 468 Auto Parts 551 Other 468 Auto Parts 551 Other 551 Other 551 Other Earn Extra Cash! Deliver Larksville $700 Monthly Profit + Tips 139 daily / 158 Sunday East 1st Street, 2nd Street, 3rd Street, Barney Street, West Broadway Street Wilkes-Barre North $835 Monthly Profit + Tips 212 daily / 235 Sunday Coal Street, Custer Street, North Empire Street, North Grant Street, North Hancock Street, McFarland Street, Hillside Street Plains $700 Monthly Profit + Tips 180 daily / 202 Sunday Abbott Street, East Carey Street, Crow Street, Henry Street, Hudson Road Ashley $800 Monthly Profit + Tips 205 daily / 223 Sunday Ashley Street, Barnes Street, Carey Street, Fall Street, West Hartford Street, Manhattan Street Pringle/Courtdale $900 Monthly Profit + Tips 193 daily / 215 Sunday Pringle Street, Broad Street, Cooper Street, Evans Street, Charles Street, Courtdale Avenue, White Rock Terrace Nanticoke $820 Monthly Profit + Tips 190 daily / 228 Sunday Agostina Drive, East Broad Street, East Church Street, East Green Street, East Main Street Available routes: ( No Col l ect i ons) Wilkes-Barre South $950 Monthly Profit + Tips 242 daily / 271 Sunday West Academy Street, Amherst Avenue, Catlin Avenue, Crescent Avenue, Dagobert Street, Maffett Street Get Started! Call Rosemary at 570-829-7107 DALLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT - EOE Immediate Openings: Groundskeeper– Part Time: $12.33/hour Substitute Custodians and Housekeepers: $8.50/hour For clearance information and to download a district application, refer to the district web site, www.dallassd.com, Employment page. Please submit a letter of interest, district application, references, Act 34, 151 and 114 clearances and any other supporting materials to: Mr. Mark Kraynack, Supervisor of Buildings & Grounds, Dallas School District, PO Box 2000, Dallas, PA 18612 DEADLINE: May 14, 2012 BUYING JUNK VEHICLES $300 AND UP $125 EXTRA IF DRIVEN, DRAGGED OR PUSHED IN! NOBODY Pays More 570-760-2035 Monday thru Saturday 6am-9pm • Happy Trails! 412 Autos for Sale 412 Autos for Sale 412 Autos for Sale 412 Autos for Sale Quality Cars WVON¡MO VALLEV ÐUV MEME º PAV MEME º ÐUV MEME 415 Kidder Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570.822.8870 Use your tax refund to buy. (See sales representative for details) [email protected] www.wyomingvalleyautomart.com FREE GAS when you finance a vehicle up to 36 months (See sales representative for details) FREE GAS when you finance a vehicle up to 36 months 758 Miscellaneous All Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted Highest Prices Paid In CA$H FREE PICKUP 570-574-1275 Job Seekers are looking here! Where's your ad? 570-829-7130 and ask for an employ- ment specialist EASEL: Artist Easel $150. 570-542-5622 FREE AD POLICY The Times Leader will accept ads for used private party merchan- dise only for items totaling $1,000 or less. All items must be priced and state how many of each item. Your name address, email and phone number must be included. No ads for ticket sales accepted. Pet ads accept- ed if FREE ad must state FREE. You may place your ad online at timesleader.com, or email to classifieds@ timesleader.com or fax to 570-831-7312 or mail to Classified Free Ads: 15 N. Main Street, Wilkes- Barre, PA. Sorry no phone calls. GAZEBO: Very nice 10 x 10 metal frame needs canvas top, two metal pool lounge chairs $80. 570-407-0008 HEATER Quartz infrared 1200W, 20”. Great for work- shop/garage, like new, $30. 696-1267 BEST PRICES IN THE AREA CA$H ON THE $POT, Free Anytime Pickup 570-301-3602 570-301-3602 CALL US! TO JUNK YOUR CAR KENNEL large plas- tic with metal door 28”H,36”L,25”W $50. Child’s Mud Shark Rhino bike 12” wheels tires like new $20. Tricycle- heavy duty all ter- rain with pneumatic tires 13’ front tire- 10” rear adjustable frame ages 5-7 $30. 570-574-4888 LADDER 24’ alu- minum $100. 24’ fiberglass ladder werner $185. Chef dorm refrigerator 1.7 cu $75. Box- wood wood stove brand new never used firebox size 29”x15” $200. 8 burner propane grill on wheels new never used $285. Pioneer dvd 5 disc player & manual $25. 570-735-2236 LADDER 24’ alu- minum $100. 24’ fiberglass ladder werner $185. Chef dorm refrigerator 1.7 cu $75. Box- wood wood stove brand new never used firebox size 29”x15” $200. 8 burner propane grill on wheels new never used $285. Pioneer dvd 5 disc player & manual $25. 570-735-2236 758 Miscellaneous MAILBOX, Step 2, heavy duty plastic, hunter green. Mounts over 4” x 4” post, includes reflective numbers. Good condition, $30. (sells new for $60). 570-814-9574 MOVIE POSTERS: authentic 13 @ $15. each. 5 drawer side to side $300. 570-280-2472 PING PONG TABLE. fits over pool table or can be fitted to stand alone, net & paddles included. $50. 570-704-6588 RIM & TIRE 18” P235/60 R18 for Hyundia Santa Fe. Both in good condi- tion. Must See. $150. 654-3209 RIMS; Honda car rims 4 pair 15” will fit any model Accord, Civic, Del- Sol cars, brand new. $175. Yard sale left- overs, household items, decorations, wooden shelf, etc. asking $200 for everything, Floor lamp 5 head multi- color $20. 570-239-6011 SCOOTER brand new 2012 AX 50cc scooter type A1 handle bar tighten- ing & front break fix never rode it, has the following: engine air-cooled single cylinder four- stroke, displace- ment 49.65cc 3.5hp /7000rpm, torque, 3.1n.m/6000 rpm, electric starter & more. $989. For more details call 570-735-2171 VACUUM CLEANER, upright, Sears Ken- more, uses bags. $20. Commode, bedside or sits over toilet $20.814-9845 762 Musical Instruments PIANO Baldwin, just tuned, $500. deliv- ered. 570-474-6362 PUMP ORGAN 1889 Story & Clark. Can be restored or used as great conversa- tion piece $900. 570-817-6330 772 Pools & Spas POOL 24’ round fil- ter, solar & winter covers, all acces- sories, with 24 x 16 pressure treated deck, all for $75. 570-868-5322. POOL: 21’ round with filter, solar cover & automatic cleaner $999. Great pool, only used 3 seasons. 570-592-7723 774 Restaurant Equipment DISH MACHINE Commercial EVA 2000 slide-thru, comes complete with stainless steel sink & tables, low temp rinse, works great! $995. OBO. 570-831-5728 Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! 776 Sporting Goods BASKETBALL HOOP Portable. Adjustable height. Rim slightly bent, otherwise good condition. $40. 570-881-6160 GOLF CLUBS: Call- away Hawkeye graphite golf clubs 3-sw. $250. 570-735-8520 PAINTBALL GUN, CO2 canisters, belt, cleaning kit, 3,000 paintballs. $100. 570-430-9231 TENNIS RACQUETS (3),Prince Longbody Thunder 820 (2) &Cayman Strike X 95. All 3 $65. 570-639-1242 784 Tools LADDER/extension 32’Fiberglass with 3 cases, coiled roof- ing gun nails $250. for all Firm! 570-760-8527 RETROFIT LASER GUIDE for most 10” miter saws, works great! $8. 696-1267 TOOL BOXES: 2 pickup truck tool boxes 8’ long with heavy duty ladder rack $500. 570-587-4819 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! 786 Toys & Games HAND PUPPET New $10. each. RODNEY & FRIENDS $30. each. 570-779-3841 SWING SET: Rain- bow Play Systems wooden swing set in good to excellent condition. Approx 14’W x 33.5’L. Con- tains 3 swings, 1 tire swing, 1 rope swing, trapeze / rings combo, slide, Jacob’s rope ladder and monkey bars. Also has a club- house with pent- house. Asking $999 or best offer. Call 570-868-5582 between 6pm&8pm 794 Video Game Systems/Games GAME CONSOLE REPAIR I offer the lowest prices locally. Bro- ken Xbox 360’s, PS3’s, Wii’s, disc read errors, etc. Call Chris or visit the Video Game Store 28 S. Main St, W-B 570-814-0824 796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise $ ANTIQUES BUYING $ Old Toys, model kits, Bikes, dolls, guns, Mining Items, trains &Musical Instruments, Hess. 474-9544 796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP 288-8995 WE PAY MORE FOR YOUR GOLD, SILVER JEWELRY, COINS SCRAP JEWELRY, Bring it on down for a great price. Anything old in good condition, trains, toys etc. 570-328-3428 570-855-7197 LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! 800 PETS & ANIMALS 810 Cats CATS & KI TTENS 12 weeks & up. All shots, neutered, tested,microchipped VALLEY CAT RESCUE 824-4172, 9-9 only 815 Dogs PAWS TO CONSIDER.... ENHANCE YOUR PET CLASSIFIED AD ONLINE Call 829-7130 Place your pet ad and provide us your email address This will create a seller account online and login information will be emailed to you from gadzoo.com “The World of Pets Unleashed” You can then use your account to enhance your online ad. Post up to 6 captioned photos of your pet Expand your text to include more information, include your contact information such as e-mail, address phone number and or website. Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Pure-Bred. Black & Brown. $500. Call 570-840-4243 LHASA-POO & SHIH-TZU PUPPIES Shots current. $400 570-250-9690 POMERANIAN AKC, 8 weeks, 2 females & 2 males. Chocolate & party colors Shots & wormed. Vet checked. Home Raised. $500. 570-864-2643 Poms, Yorkies, Mal- tese, Husky, Rot- ties, Golden, Dachshund, Poodle, Chihuahua, Labs & Shitzus. 570-453-6900 570-389-7877 820 Equestrian PINE SHAVINGS Great for Bedding Large Steady Supply Available Call for Pricing and Delivery Rates R&K Wettlaufer Logging, Inc. 570-924-3611 900 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 906 Homes for Sale Having trouble paying your mort- gage? Falling behind on your payments? You may get mail from people who promise to forestall your foreclosure for a fee in advance. Report them to the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s con- sumer protection agency. Call 1-877- FTC-HELP or click on ftc.gov. A mes- sage from The Times Leader and the FTC. Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified! WEBUY HOMES! Any Situation 570-956-2385 Need a Roommate? Place an ad and find one here! 570-829-7130 Find A NewFriend In The Times Leader Classified To place an ad call 829-7130 518 Customer Support/Client Care 518 Customer Support/Client Care 518 Customer Support/Client Care 518 Customer Support/Client Care 518 Customer Support/Client Care We currently offer this employment opportunity Part Time Customer Service Specialist working 15 hours per week. Ideal candidate will enjoy speaking with customers to provide top-notch service in a fast-paced environment. Duties include, but are not limited to: • Answer incoming calls from customers • Make outgoing calls to current customers • Some data entry A regional multimedia company headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, we provide news, information and entertainment across multiple media platforms. Our fagship publication, The Times Leader, and several weekly and specialized publication serve the readers and advertisers of northeastern Pennsylvania well. 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Weekend Customer Service Specialist Media Sales Consultants TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 5D 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health Discover an exceptional opportunity to deliver quality healthcare to America’s Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is currently accepting applications for the following positions, at the Medical Center including Community Based Outpa- tient Clinics at Allentown, PA, Sayre, PA, and Williamsport, PA for the Behavioral Med- icine Service. Psychiatrist Psychologist Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Nursing Assistant Licensed Clinical Social Worker In addition to an attractive salary, we offer paid malpractice insurance, vacation/sick leave, health and life insurance coverage and an attractive retirement package includ- ing a tax deferred savings plan. Interested applicants must submit the following information: Application for Physi- cians, Dentists, Podiatrists, Optometrists and Chiropractors, VAF 10-2850, Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetists, VAF 10-2850a, or Application for Associate Health Occupations, VAF-10-2850c, and Declaration for Federal Employment, OF-306, Curricu- lum Vitae, License Verification, ACLS/BCLS certification (if available). For additional information please call (570) 824-3521, EXTENSION 7209. Please mail your complete application package to: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Medical Center (05) 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 VA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER 906 Homes for Sale ASHLEY Exclusive Listing REDUCED TO $28,500 127 DONATO DRIVE Large mobile home, excellent condition on double lot, locat- ed in Ashley Park. Carport, above ground pool with deck, 2 sheds, fenced in yard, modern kitchen, dining room, family room with wood burning fireplace, 2 bedrooms, master bedroom has whirl- pool tub, laundry room with appli- ances, foyer, large en-closed heated porch. New hard- wood floors thruout, vinyl siding, central air, skylights, private driveway, appli- ances. Listed exclusively by Capitol Real Estate Shown by appointment Qualified buyers only! Call John Today 570-823-4290 570-735-1810 CAPITOL REAL ESTATE www.capitol-realestate.com for additional photos ASHLEY Remodeled 2 or 3 bedroom home. Large yard. Nice porch. Low traffic. Not in flood area. Asking $82,000. Deremer Realty 570-477-1149 AVOCA 1215 South St. SpaPcious 4 bedroom home with in law suite with separate entrance. Large lot, large room sizes. Split sys- tem A/C in fami- ly room. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-963 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 P E N D I N G Job Seekers are looking here! Where's your ad? 570-829-7130 and ask for an employ- ment specialist AVOCA 214 Gedding St. Cozy Cape Cod home with 2 bed- rooms, 1st floor laundry, nice yard with deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-668 $59,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 AVOCA 901 Main St. Stately 4 bedroom home with beautiful woodwork, extra large rooms with gas heat and nice yard. MLS 12-884 $79,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 BACK MOUNTAIN 850 Homestead Dr. Bank owned end unit townhome in beautiful condition. Finished walk-out lower level. Private setting. Not your typical foreclosure! $297,000 MLS #12-851 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723 906 Homes for Sale BACK MOUNTAIN Immaculate 4 bed- room 3 bath brick front home in North- woods. Many amenities include hardwood floors in the living room & dining room, cherry kitchen with break- fast area that opens to deck overlooking a large yard and gazebo. Family room with gas fire- place, moldings, gas heat, central air & attached 2 car garage. MLS#11- 1193 $369,000 Call Rhea 570-696-6677 Back Mountain Newberry Estate Three story freshly painted unit at Hill- side. 2 bedrooms & loft, 3 bath, modern kitchen, fireplace in living room, central air & gas heat. Con- venience of living at Newberry Enjoy golf, tennis & swim- ming. MLS#11-4435 $132,900 Call Rhea 570-696-6677 BACK MOUNTAIN Dakota Woods Enjoy maintenance free living at Dakota Woods Develop- ment in the Back Mountain. This 3+ bedroom condo features an open floor plan, first floor master suite, hard- wood floors, stun- ning granite kitchen, gas fire- place & 2 car garages. Large loft area provides multi- use space. MLS# 11-3212 $299,000 Call Rhea 570-696-6677 BEAR CREEK 6650 Bear Creek Blvd Well maintained custom built 2 story nestled on 2 private acres with circular driveway - Large kitchen with center island, master bed- room with 2 walk-in closets, family room with fireplace, cus- tom built wine cellar. A MUST SEE! MLS#11-4136 $299,900 Call Geri 570-696-0888 DALLAS $214,900 Motivated Seller. Very spacious home with great floor plan features hardwood floors & pocket doors on main level. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, rear screen- ed patio, attached garage, as well as a 2-car detached garage, all located on a 1 acre country size lot with beauti- ful views. Please Call Deb Roccograndi at 570-696-6671 MLS#12-691. DALLAS 143 Nevel Hollow Road Great country living in this 3 bedroom, 2 & 1/2 bath home with 1 car attached garage, large enter- tainment room lower level. Plus a 30'x30' detached garage with open 2nd floor ready to finish & mechanics pit in one stall. MLS 11-4124 $195,000 570-675-4400 906 Homes for Sale DALLAS 20 Fox Hollow Drive OPEN HOUSE SUN. APRIL 29TH 12 NOON-1:30PM If you have seen it before, TAKE ANOTHER LOOK! Freshly painted, new tile. Open floor plan & so much room!Well main- tained home on wooded lot in desir- able neighborhood. 4-6 Bedrooms, 3.5 baths, tile kitchen, hardwoods in family room, new carpet. Finished walk-out lower level with two additional bed- rooms and 3/4 bath. Two fire- places. ONE YEAR HOME TRUST WAR- RANTY included. $270,000 MLS #11-3504 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! DALLAS 211 Hillside One "Newberry Estate" Enjoy comforts and amenities of living in a beautifully main- tained townhouse. 3000 square feet., 4 bedrooms, 3 l/2 baths, hardwood floors, Bright & Airy kitchen, Tennis,golf and swimming are yours to enjoy. PRICE REDUCED! $179,000 MLS# 11-2608 Call Geri 570-696-0888 DALLAS Four bedroom Colonial with hard- wood floors in for- mal dining and living room. Modern eat in kitchen, finished basement with 24” x 30” recreation room. Deck, hot tub and ceiling fans. MLS#11-4504 $229,900 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401 DALLAS Huge Reduction 248 Overbrook Rd. Lovely 4 bedroom cape cod situated in a private setting on a large lot. Vaulted ceiling in dining room, large walk in closet in 1 bedroom on 2nd floor. Some replacement win- dows. Call Today! MLS 11-2733 $114,900 Jay A. Crossin Extension 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 DALLAS Just minutes from 309 this Bi-level is ideally located near shopping, schools and major high- ways. Complete with an oak kitchen with dining area leading to deck, 3 bedrooms and bath on the main level plus L shaped family room, 4th bedroom, power room & stor- age/ laundry area it awaits its new own- ers. It offers a spa- cious rear yard, an enclosed patio and has dual access from 2 streets. $ 121,900. Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769 570-288-6654 906 Homes for Sale DALLAS NEWBERRY ESTATE ORCHARD EAST Two bedroom condo, 2nd floor. Living/dining room combination. 1,200 square feet of easy living. Two bal- conies, one car garage nearby. Security system, cedar closet, use of in ground pool. $109,000 MLS#11-4031 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401 DALLAS 148 E Center Hill Rd Conveniently locat- ed, roomy and comfortable 2 story awaits your family. 3 bedrooms 1.5 bath, hardwood floors, new deck and pool, new win- dows. MLS#11-3815 New price $144,900 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723 DALLAS Newberry Estates Condos with archi- tect designed interi- or on 3 floors. Large, well equipped tiled kitchen with separate breakfast room, den with fire- place-brick & gran- ite hearth. Open floor plan in living/dining area. 3 or 4 bed- rooms, 3.5 baths. Lower level has den or 4th bedroom with family room & bath. Recently sided; attached 2-car garage, walk-out lower level, decks on 1st & 2nd floor; pets accepted (must be approved by condo associa- tion). Country Club amenities included & private pool for Meadows residents. MLS 12-203 $250,000 Maribeth Jones 570-696-6565 DRUMS 61 Acer Lane Great value, great location on a fabu- lous lot. From your hot tub you can enjoy the view of the almost full acre lot. Year round sun room, plus you have a Lower Level that adds more space to this great home. Don’t miss out on this incredible buy!! Schedule your showing today. MLS 12-808 $139,900 Call Tony Wasco 570-855-2424 Trademark Realtor Group 570-613-9090 LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! DUPONT 140 Bear Creek Boulevard Beautiful family home on over 1/2 acre with 3 bed- rooms, 4 bath- rooms and fin- ished lower level. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasreal- tyinc.com MLS 12-918 $159,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 S O L D ComeUpToQuailHill. com New Homes From $275,000- $595,000 570-474-5574 906 Homes for Sale DURYEA $159,900 Good visibility com- mercial location. Room for up to 3 businesses! Also has 2 apartments., off-street parking for 8 w/ possibility. of much more in rear. Great for Beauty/Nail Salon, Fitness Studio, Shop, and Garage type businesses. Call CHRISTINE KUTZ for more information. 570-332-8832 DURYEA 97 Chittenden St. Flood damaged home with new fur- nace, electric box, water heater, out- lets and switches. 1st floor gutted but already insulated and ready for sheetrock. 2nd floor has 4 bedrooms and bath with dou- ble sinks. Large yard. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-1225 $69,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 DURYEA NEW PRICE!!!!! 621 Donnelly St. Great starter home, already furnished, newer roof and vinyl windows. Move right into this 2 bedroom, 1/2 double home. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc. com MLS 12-1042 $29,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! DURYEA REDUCED 619 Foote Ave. Fabulous Ranch home with 3 bed- rooms, 2 baths, ultra modern kitchen with granite counters, heated tile floor and stain- less appliances. Dining room has Brazilian cherry floors, huge yard, garage and large yard. Partially fin- ished lower level. If you’re looking for a Ranch, don’t miss this one. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-4079 $154,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 DURYEA REDUCED! 38 Huckleberry Ln Blueberry Hills 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, family room with fireplace, 2 car garage, large yard. Master bath with separate jetted tub, kitchen with stain- less steel appli- ances and island, lighted deck. For more info and pho- tos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-3071 $309,860 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 906 Homes for Sale EXETER 530 Cherry Drive Spacious 2 bed- room townhome with hardwood floor, gas heat, cen- tral air, end unit with one garage. All appliances, move in condition. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 12-712 $169,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 EXETER 908 Primrose Court Move right into this newer 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath Townhome with many upgrades including hardwood floors throughout and tiled bathrooms. Lovely oak cabinets in the kitchen, central air, fenced in yard, nice quiet neighborhood. MLS 11-2446 $117,900 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770 EXETER Nice size 4 bed- room home with some hardwood floors, large eat in kitchen with break- fast bar. 2 car garage & partially fenced yard. Close to everything! $89,000 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 EXETER OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm 362 Susquehanna Ave Completely remod- eled, spectacular, 2 story Victorian home, with 3 bed- rooms, 1.5 baths, new rear deck, full front porch, tiled baths and kitchen, granite counter- tops, all Cherry hardwood floors throughout, all new stainless steel appliances and lighting, new oil fur- nace, washer dryer in first floor bath. Great neighbor- hood, nice yard. $174,900 (30 year loan, $8,750 down, $887/month, 30 years @ 4.5%) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490 EXETER REDUCED 128 JEAN ST. Nice bi-level home on quiet street. Updated exterior. Large family room, extra deep lot. 2 car garage, enclosed rear porch and cov- ered patio. For more informa- tion and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.co m MLS 11-2850 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 S O L D EXETER REDUCED 908 Primrose Court Move right into this newer 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath Townhome with many upgrades including hardwood floors throughout and tiled bathrooms. Lovely oak cabinets in the kitchen, central air, fenced in yard, nice quiet neighborhood. MLS 11-2446 $119,900 Call Don Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-287-0770 906 Homes for Sale EXETER TWP. NEW PRICE $699,000 311 Lockville Rd Stately brick 2 story, with in-ground pool, covered patio, fin- ished basement, fireplace, wood stove, 3 car att- ached garage, 5 car detached garage with apartment above. MLS#11-1242 Call Joe or Donna, 613-9080 FORTY FORT CHEAPER THAN RENT! 38 Oak Street. Spa- cious 1/2 double block. Living room / dining room combo. 3 bedrooms on sec- ond floor, 3 on the third. 1 1/2 baths. lst floor laundry. 3 porches. Large yard with loads of park- ing. Aluminum sid- ing. Concrete drive- way. Many extras! MLS # 12-711. Con- ventional financing. ($2,995 down, $325, month. 4 1/4% interest, 30 years. $59,900. Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126 Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! FREELAND Spacious 4 bed- room, 1 3/4 bath home. Gas Heat. Deck. Fenced yard. One car garage. MLS 12-832 $71,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769 570-288-6654 HANOVER TOWNSHIP 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, finished basement, screened patio, new paint & carpet. Move in condition. $139,900. Call 570-301-9590 906 Homes for Sale HANOVER TWP Very well main- tained 2-story home with 6 rooms, 3 bedrooms, large eat-in kitchen and 1.5 baths. This home also has a first floor laundry room, duct- less air conditioner, gas steam heat and a fenced in yard with a shed. This home is in move-in condition just wait- ing for you to move into. Make an appointment today! #11-4433 $79,900 Karen Altavilla 283-9100 x28 Prudential: 696-2600 HANOVER TWP. 10 Lyndwood Ave 3 Bedroom 1.5 bath ranch with new win- dows hardwood floors finished base- ment 2 car garage and a finished base- ment. MLS 11-3610 $139,900 Call Pat Guesto 570-793-4055 CENTURY 21 SIGNATURE PROPERTIES 570-675-5100 HANOVER TWP. 19 Lee Park Ave. Well kept 3 bed- room, 1 1/2 bath single with eat in kitchen, 1st floor laundry area, w/w, ceiling fans, full concrete basement. Gas heat. Home sits on large lot with 2 car detached garage and off street parking. MLS 12-541 $79,900 ANTONIK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 570-735-7494 Ext 304 Patricia Lunski 570-814-6671 Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified! HANOVER TWP. 20 Dexter St., Nice starter home with shed - M MOVE OVE-I -IN N R READY EADY! ! 3 bedroom. Fenced yard. Security sys- tem. Roof 2006. Hanover Area Schools. This home would be eligible for the LUZERNE COUNTY GROWING HOMEOWNERS INITIATIVE. Seller will help with closing cost expenses. MONTHLY PAYMENT $191 ON A 30 YEAR MORTGAGE- HOW CAN YOU BEAT THAT? MLS #11-3023 Reduced $35,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723 906 Homes for Sale HANOVER TWP. 476 Wyoming St. Nice 3 bedroom single home. Gas heat. Convenient location. To settle estate. Reduced to $34,900 Call Jim for details Towne & Country Real Estate Co. 570-735-8932 or 570-542-5708 Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified depart- ment today at 570- 829-7130! HANOVER TWP. 78 Luzerne St. Not a drive-by. Move right into this sparkling clean, bright and cheery 1/2 double. All new floor coverings and freshly painted inte- rior. 2 zone gas hot water baseboard heat. W/d hookups in basement which has a concrete floor. All measure- ments are approximate. MLS 12-1129 $45,000 Call Michelle T. Boice 570-639-5393 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 HANOVER TWP. 95 Pulaski St. Large home on nice sized lot. Newer windows, walk up attic. 3 bedrooms, nice room sizes, walk out base- ment. Great price you could move right in. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasreal- tyinc.com MLS 11-4554 $39,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 S O L D 906 Homes for Sale HANOVER TWP. Ext r aor di nar y Quality Built 4000+ Square Foot Home – the rear yard with stone patio backs up to the 8th Fairway of the Wyoming Valley Country Club! There’s a custom cherry eat-in kit- chen with island, formal living and dining rooms with hardwood floors, 1st Floor Family Room with Vermont Stone fireplace and wet bar, 1st floor Master Suite with His & Her Dressing and Powder Rooms opening to a tiled master bath with jetted tub and sepa- rate tiled shower; Second floor has 3 additional Bed- rooms with walk in closets, 2 full baths and large attic for storage; Gigantic Lower Level Family Room has a stone fireplace, seated bar area with sink & mirrored back- splash, workout area, & powder room. Stunning landscaping sur- rounds this beautiful home with an indoor and outdoor speak- er system, over- sized 2 car garage & underground sprinkler system. MLS #11-994 $385,000. Call Pat today @ Century 21 Smith Hourigan Group 570-287-1196 HANOVER TWP. NEW LISTING Two-story brick home originally built in the 1860’s…warm and fuzzy is the feel- ing as you enter this gracious home…The living room is now a “pool room”. Den with Pergo flooring and stunning fire- place with built-in bookshelves. Dining room with hard- wood floors, eat-in kitchen, second floor has 3 spacious bedrooms, gas heat, large fenced yard. #12-1426 $197,600 Maribeth Jones 696-6565 Prudential: 696-2600 Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! HANOVER TWP. REDUCED 5 Raymond Drive Practically new 8 year old Bi-level with 4 bedrooms, 1 and 3/4 baths, garage, fenced yard, private dead end street. For more info and pho- tos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3422 $175,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 Collect Cash. Not Dust. Sell it in The Times Leader Classified section. Call 829-7130 to place an ad. ONLYONE LEADER. ONL NNLL NNL NNNLYONE NNNNNNNNNNN LEA LLE LE LE LE LE LE LE LLE LEEEE DER. timesleader.com LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! Motorcycle for sale? Let them see it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! Sell your own home! Place an ad HERE 570-829-7130 Wanna make your car go fast? Place an ad in Classified! 570-829-7130. Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! PAGE 6D TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise 796 Wanted to Buy Merchandise HDI METALS 39 S. Prospect St. Nanticoke PA • 570-735-1487 GOLD - SILVER COINS - JEWELRY Buying Daily 11AM - 6PM No nonsense guarantee We will beat any competitors advertised price by up to 20% 906 Homes for Sale HANOVER TWP. UNDER CONTRACT 285 Lyndwood Ave. Brick 3 bedroom Ranch with full fin- ished basement. Home features large modern kitchen, 3 nice size bedrooms, all with closets, hall coat closet, w/w, mod- ern bath, ceiling fans, fenced yard. Private driveway, newer furnace. Assessed value and taxes recently reduced! MLS 12-222 $86,000 Patricia Lunski 570-814-6671 Antonik & Associates, Inc. 570-735-7494 Looking to buy a home? Place an ad here and let the sellers know! 570-829-7130 HANOVER TWP. ATTENTION CAR BUFFS! 4-car garage and house. Garage has updated roof, house has beautiful woodwork, spa- cious room sizes, 3 bedrooms, possible 4th on third floor. Windows are lead- ed and stained glass. Pay your mortgage with garage rental or store your col- lectibles. #11-4133 $75,000 Maribeth Jones 696-6565 Prudential: 696-2600 HARDING 2032 ROUTE 92 Great Ranch home surrounded by nature with view of the river and extra lot on the river. Large living room and kitchen remod- eled and ready to move in. Full unfin- ished basement, off street parking. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-79 $78,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 HARVEYS LAKE Ridge Ave Modern 2 story home on 1+ acre. Duplex. Excellent starter home, retirement home, or investment property public sewer,deep well. asking $109,900 570-287-5775 or 570-332-1048 HUDSON Archaic 2 floor, 5.5 room homestead, new washer, dryer, sump pump, roof 3.5 years old. Lot over 4,000 sq. ft. 50 East Stanton St. $50,000. Call 9am- 7pm 570-239-5672 or 570-822-1940 906 Homes for Sale HUGHESTOWN REDUCED 189 Rock St. Spacious home with 4 bed- rooms and large rooms. Nice old woodwork, staircase, etc. Extra lot for parking off Ken- ley St. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3404 $89,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 P E N D I N G Find Something? Lose Something? Get it back where it belongs with a Lost/Found ad! 570-829-7130 JENKINS TWP 1252 Main St. 3 Bedrooms 1 Bath Finished Walk-Out Basement Corner Lot Single Car Garage $58,900 Call Vince 570-332-8792 JENKINS TWP. 2 W. Sunrise Drive PRICED TO SELL! This 4 bedroom has 2 car garage with extra driveway, central air, veranda over garage, recre- ation room with fireplace and wet bar. Sunroom For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-296 $199,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 JENKINS TWP. 297 Susquehannock Drive Traditional 4 bed- room home with 2.5 baths, 2 car garage, private yard with above ground pool. Large deck with retractable awning. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-945 $254,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 JENKINS TWP. 4 Orchard St. 3 bedroom starter home with 1 bath on quiet street. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-254 $69,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 P E N D I N G 906 Homes for Sale JENKINS TWP. 4 Widener Drive A must see home! You absolutely must see the interior of this home. Start by looking at the pho- tos on line. Fantas- tic kitchen with hickory cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and tile floor. Fabulous master bathroom with champagne tub and glass shower, walk in closet. 4 car garage, upper garage is partially finished. The list goes on and on. For more info and pho- tos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-210 $389,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 JENKINS TWP. Highland Hills 8 Patrick Road Magnificent custom built tudor home with quality throughout. Spa- cious 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 story living room with fireplace and library loft. Dining room, family room and 3 season sunroom which overlooks professionally land- scaped grounds with gazebo and tennis/basketball court. Lower level includes recreation room, exercise room and 3/4 bath. Enjoy this serene acre in a beautiful setting in Highland Hills Development. Too many amenities to mention. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-723 $399,900 Call Terry 570-885-3041 Angie 570-885-4896 To place your ad Call Toll Free 1-800-427-8649 KINGSTON 171 Third Ave So close to so much, traditionally appointed 3 bed- room, 3 bath town- home with warm tones & wall to wall cleanliness. Modern kitchen with lots of cabinets & plenty of closet space thru- out, enjoy the priva- cy of deck & patio with fenced yard. MLS 11-2841 $123,000 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169 Smith Hourigan Group (570) 696-1195 KINGSTON 431 Chestnut Ave. Charming 2 story single family home with upgrades, including new kitchen cabinets, furnace, hot water heater, 200 amp electric, 2 car detached garage. Walk up attic for additional storage space. MLS 11-4106 $129,900 Jay A. Crossin EXT 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 KINGSTON Condo with archi- tect designed interior on three floors. Large well equipped kitchen with breakfast room, den with fire- place with brick and granite hearth. Open floor plan in living room/dining room. Attached 2 car garage, walk- out basement with family room, den & bath, could be 4th bedroom. Pets accepted, must be approved by Mead- ows Association. Gas heat, abundant closet space. $269,000 MLS-12-1203 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401 906 Homes for Sale KINGSTON MOTIVATED SELLER REDUCED! 76 N. Dawes Ave. Use your income tax rebate for a downpayment on this great home with modern kitchen with granite counters, 2 large bedrooms, attached garage, full basement could be finished, sun porch overlooks great semi private yard. A great house in a great location! Come see it! . For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-41 $115,000 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 Need to rent that Vacation property? Place an ad and get started! 570-829-7130 KINGSTON TWP 573 Carverton Rd Privacy & serenity! This 40 acre estate features living room with fireplace & hardwood floor; family room with vaulted ceiling & fireplace; 1st floor master bedroom & bath with jetted tub & stall shower; pan- elled den; dining room with stone floor & skylight; 3 additional bedrooms & 2 baths. Central Air, 3 outbuildings. REDUCED $695,000 MLS 11-4056 Call Nancy Judd Joe Moore 570-288-1401 LAFLIN 13 Fordham Road Totally remodeled custom brick ranch in Oakwood Park. This home features an open floor plan with hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, kitchen, formal living & dining rooms, family room, 4 bed- rooms, 4 baths, office with private entrance, laundry room on first floor, tons of closets and storage areas, walk-up attic, great finished basement with fireplace, built- in grill, in-ground pool, cabana with half bath, an over- sized 2-car garage & a security system. Renovations include new: windows, gas furnace, central air, electrical service, hardwood floors, Berber carpeting, freshly painted, updated bathrooms & much, much, more. Laflin Road to Fordham Road, on right. $399,700 Call Donna 570-613-9080 LAFLIN 24 Fordham Road Lovely cedar shingle sided home on large corner lot in a great development. 4 bed- room, 2 1/2 baths, 1st floor family room, fin- ished lower level. Hardwood floors throughout, huge liv- ing room & family room. 1st floor laun- dry room & office, gas heat, nice deck, above ground pool, 2 car garage. 11-3497 $295,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444 LAFLIN 4 Fordham Road Lovely brick ranch home in great development. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. All hardwood floors, brand new roof. 2 family rooms suitable for mini apartment. 1st floor laundry, sunroom, central air, alarm system, 1 car garage. Very good condition. 11-2437 $200,000 Call Nancy Answini 570-237-5999 JOSEPH P. GILROY REAL ESTATE 570-288-1444 906 Homes for Sale LARKSVILLE 125 W. Luzerne Ave. 3 bedrooms with first floor bath and family room. Roof, vinyl siding, heating system, second floor windows and insulation all installed in 2005. 40 x 109 lot. Private driveway. MLS # 12- 1437. Only $49,900. Ask for Bob Kopec, Humford Realty, Inc. 570-822-5126 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! LUZERNE 459 Bennett St. Very nice 5 bed- room, 2 story home in nice area of Luzerne. Off street parking for 4 cars. 1st floor master bedroom & laundry. Replacement win- dows on 2nd floor. 5 year young full bath. Modern kitchen w/breakfast bar, oak cabinets. Basement always DRY! All measure- ments approximate MLS11-3745 $122,900 Debbie McGuire 570-332-4413 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 LUZERNE Large, spacious home, ultra modern kitchen, new win- dows, carpet & bath. Off-street parking, gas heat & hardwood floors. Large open floor plan. Must See! MLS #12-958 $105,000 Call Lynda Rowinski Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-5418 MOUNTAIN TOP 803 Aspen Drive Brand new carpet in lower level family room! Hardwood on 1st floor dining room, living room, bedrooms & hall! Large rear deck. Master bedroom opens to deck! Pri- vate rear yard! Basement door opens to garage. MLS #11-2282 NEW PRICE $174,900 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323 MOUNTAIN TOP Greystone Manor. Ten year old home with attached apart- ment. 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Kitchen, living room, dining room & den. Apart- ment has 1 bed- room, bath, living room, dining room, private entrance. 3 car garage, front porch, large decks. Total 2,840 square feet. On cul-de-sac. Call BOB RUNDLE for appointment. COLDWELL BANKER RUNDLE REAL ESTATE 570-474-2340, Ext. 11 MOUNTAINTOP 9 Anne Street Modern bi-level, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, tile kitchen and bath floor. New appli- ances, new gas hot water furnace and architectural roof. Family room, 3-sea- son room and deck. 2 car garage, large yard. Move-in con- dition. Convenient location. Reduced to $199,900 OBO 570-823-4282 or 570-823-7540 906 Homes for Sale MOUNTAINTOP Beautiful and great condition, spacious 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath traditional 2 story home situated on a large level nicely landscaped lot. Newer kitchen. Crestwood Schools. Features large cedar walled 3 sea- son room with sky- light and doors to large deck, Family room with fireplace, formal dining and living rooms, 1st floor laundry, & gas HWBB heat. MLS# 12-1065 $238,000. Call Pat. Direct line 715-9337. Lewith & Freeman Real Estate 570-474-9801 MOUNTAINTOP Move right into this beautiful 4 bedroom home in desirable Rockledge develop- ment. Many upgrades & fea- tures including mod- ern kitchen with granite countertops, 22x20 great room, 2 fireplaces, new paint, carpet, gor- geous 2 tier deck & much more. $245,000. For more information or to schedule a viewing please Call 570-242-5381 MOUNTAINTOP VACANT LAND 333 OAKMONT LANE 1.15 acre, level lot, #254, on cul-de-sac, in Laurel Lakes. Underground elec- tric, phone & cable. Ready for your new home in 2012! MLS# 11-4465 $35,500 Call Christina Kane 570-714-9235 LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! NANITCOKE 3 bedroom, 1 bath. Nice opportunity for a starter home or investment proper- ty. Needs work, but columns, moldings, and leaded glass windows are intact. $42,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832 NANTICOKE $49,900 136 East Ridge St. A great home fea- tures 3 bedrooms, plenty of closet space, modern eat in kitchen with great appliances, living room with wood pellet stove, large family room, 1 1/2 modern bath- rooms, washer/ dryer hook-up, sec- ond floor has all new replacement windows, exterior has aluminum sid- ing, stain glass win- dow on new front porch, new above ground pool, fenced in level yard, Plenty of off street parking, A+ today. Never worry about park- ing, its always there. Great location, best price home in today's market, Shown by appoint- ment only, to quali- fied buyers. Call John Vacendak CAPITOL REAL ESTATE 570-735-1810 www.capitol- realestate.com for additional photos 906 Homes for Sale NANTICOKE 143 W. Broad St. Nice 2 story home with 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths, fenced yard, newer furnace with 3 zones and newer 200 amp electrical service. This home has an attached Mother in Law suite with a separate entrance. This can easily be converted to a 1st floor master bed- room with a master bath. MOS 12-1401 $69,900 John W. Polifka Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 570-704-6846 NANTICOKE 182 Robert Street Nice single or duplex. Gas heat. Detached garage. This home is “high and dry”, and avail- able for immediate occupancy. Call Jim for details. Affordable @ $104,900 TOWNE & COUNTRY R.E. 570-735-8932 570-542-5708 Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! NANTICOKE 214 West Ridge St Great 2 story home, freshly painted and carpeted, large rooms. Don't miss out on this great buy and to own a home of your own. 12-1302 $69,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 NANTICOKE 294-296 EAST STATE ST Beautiful woodwork highlights the Victo- rian influenced 3 bedroom home fea- turing hardwood floors, pocket & transoms doors, shuttered windows, crown molding & large bay window. Plus a 2+ bedroom unit with newer kitchen to help pay mortgage. MLS 12-674 $89,000 Call Arlene Warunek 570-650-4169 Smith Hourigan Group (570) 696-1195 NANTICOKE Adorable home with charm & character. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, eat-in kit- chen, formal dining room, family room with gas fireplace. 3 season room, fenced in yard with rear deck & shed. $119,000 MLS#12-498 Michael Nocera 570-357-4300 Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-5412 NANTICOKE Get ready for your outdoor entertain- ing!! Fenced & beautifully land- scaped lot with huge rear Trex decks and newer above ground pool. Plenty of off-street parking & detached 2-car oversized garage. 2 Story has 3 bedrooms, formal dining room & mod- ern kitchen with corian counters & oak cabinets. MLS# 12-457 $117,900 Call Deb Roccograndi at 570-696-6671 906 Homes for Sale NANTICOKE Motivated seller! Affordable 3 bed- room 2 story home. Features a study on 1st floor, or could be a 4th bedroom. Semi modern kitchen, includes appliances "as is", gas heat, full base- ment. MLS#12-1107 Asking $52,000. Call Pat at 715-9337. Lewith & Freeman Real Estate 570-474-9801 NEWPORT TWP. Five bedroom Contemporary has a vaulted ceiling in living room with fireplace. Hardwood floors in dining & living rooms. 1st floor master bedroom with walk in closet. Lower level family room. Deck, garage, separate laundry. $257,500 MLS#12-170 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401 NORTH LAKE Inviting home with 90 feet of lake front & wonderful enclosed dock. The huge great room features a vaulted ceiling, hard wood floors, handsome stone fireplace, built-in cabinets & long window seat with offering lake view. Modern kitchen with large pantry for entertain- ing, Master suite opens to 3 season room, also lake- front. 2nd floor guest rooms are oversized. MLS# 11-2954 $328,500 Call Rhea 570-696-6677 PITTSON 8 rooms, 4 bed- rooms & bath, eat-in kitchen, formal din- ing room, new win- dows, gas heat. MLS # 11-4369 $74,500 Call Donna 570-613-9080 PITTSTON 175 Oak Street New furnace, 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1st floor laundry room, 3 season porch, fenced yard and off street parking. MLS#12-721 $84,900 Call Patti 570-328-1752 Liberty Realty & Appraisal Services LLC PITTSTON Johnson St. Great home, move in ready, with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, large yard with lots of outdoor living space. Hard- wood floors, gas fireplace, modern eat in kitchen. New gas furnace, roof and windows. For more info and pho- tos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 12-328 $139,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 LivingInQuailHill.com New Homes From $275,000- $595,000 570-474-5574 906 Homes for Sale PITTSTON REDUCED 168 Mill St. Large 3 bed- room home with 2 full baths. 7 rooms on nice lot with above ground pool. 1 car garage. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3894 $79,000 Tom Salvaggio 570-262-7716 P E N D I N G Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! PITTSTON REDUCED 238 S. Main St. Ten room home with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car garage, great drive- way, central air, large yard. A must see home! For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-477 $129,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 PITTSTON REDUCED 31 Tedrick St. Very nice 3 bed- room with 1 bath. This house was loved and you can tell. Come see for yourself, super clean home with nice curb appeal. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3544 Reduced to $76,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 PITTSTON REDUCED! 95 William St. 1/2 double home with more square footage than most single family homes. 4 bed- rooms, 1.5 baths, ultra modern kitchen and remod- eled baths. Super clean. For more information and photos visit www.atlas realtyinc. com MLS 11-2120 $54,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 PITTSTON TWP. REDUCED 10 Norman St. Brick 2 story home with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, large family room with fireplace. Lower level rec room, large drive- way for plenty of parking. Just off the by-pass with easy access to all major highways. For more info and photos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com. MLS 11-2887 $159,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 906 Homes for Sale PITTSTON TWP. REDUCED 38 Frothingham St. Four square home with loads of poten- tial and needs updating but is priced to reflect its condition. Nice neighborhood. Check it out. For more info and pho- tos visit: www. atlasrealtyinc.com MLS 11-3403 $54,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 PLAINS 117 Mara Lane Beautiful townhome in EXCELLENT con- dition with many upgrades including hardwood floors, huge deck, upgrad- ed light fixtures & appliances. MLS# 12-1336 $204,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723 PLAINS 1610 Westminster Road. DRASTIC PRICE REDUCTION Paradise found! Your own personal retreat, small pond in front of yard, pri- vate setting only minutes from every- thing. Log cabin chalet with 3 bed- rooms, loft, stone fireplace, hardwood floors. Detached garage with bonus room. Lots to see. Watch the snow fall in your own “cabin in the woods.” For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-319 $279,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified! PLAINS 5 West Bergh St. FOR SALE BY OWNER MUST SEE! 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 6 car garage, eat-in kitchen, dining room, large living room, utility room, gas fireplace, oil/steam heat, finished basement, fully fenced, screened deck. See Zillow.com for photos & more information. $144,900. 570-606-6850 PLAINS 63 Clarks Lane 3 story Townhome with 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, plenty of storage with 2 car built in garage. Modern kitchen and baths, large room sizes and deck. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com. MLS 11-4567 $144,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 PLAINS 86 St. Mary’s St. Nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath Single in Plains with large modern kitchen, master bedroom with dou- ble closets, beauti- ful woodwork, w/w, ceiling fans, attic, porches, shed, gas heat. MLS 10-3939 $68,000 ANTONIK & ASSOCIATES, INC. 570-735-7494 Ext. 304 Patricia Lunski 570-814-6671 Find Something? Lose Something? Get it back where it belongs with a Lost/Found ad! 570-829-7130 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! Wanna make your car go fast? Place an ad in Classified! 570-829-7130. LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! Motorcycle for sale? Let them see it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! Need a Roommate? Place an ad and find one here! 570-829-7130 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 7D 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health 412 Autos for Sale 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health 548 Medical/Health REGISTERED NURSE (Wound Care) NURSE MANAGER (Emergency Department) Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for full-time Nurse II, Registered Nurse (Wound Care). The Wound/Ostomy Nurse serves as a role model for the skin integrity program, educates staff in pressure ulcer prevention, wound care and related topics. Must be flexible and adaptive to change. BSN or Associate Degree or Diploma in Nursing and bachelors degree in a related field Required. Must have a minimum five (5) years current wound/ostomy care required. WOCN required. Must be a graduate of a school of Professional Nursing approved by the appropriate State-accredit- ing agency and hold a current, full, active and unrestricted license to practice Nursing. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer paid, vacation/sick leave, health and life insurance cov- erage and an attractive retirement package including a tax deferred savings plan. Interested applicants must submit the following information: Application for Nurses and Nurse Anesthetists, VAF 10-2850a; Declaration for Federal Employment, OF-306; Curriculum Vitae, copy of Nursing Degree, and License Verification. BCLS Certification documentation required upon join- ing the VA Medical Center staff or within the first 3-months of employment. Applications must be received by May 11, 2012. Forms are available at http://www.vacareers.va.gov/job-search For additional information please call (570) 824-3521, EXTENSION 7209. Please mail your complete application package to: DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Medical Center (05) 1111 East End Boulevard Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 VA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for a Nurse Manager in the ED. The Nurse Manager assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the delivery of quality care. Must be flexible and adaptive to change. Looking for a Nurse III, that requires a Master’s degree in nursing or related field, with BSN or bachelor’s degree in a related field. Must have a minimum five (5) years current supervisory experience working in an Emergency Depart- ment, and minimum of five (5) years current clinical experience in emergency services. Experience should include providing oversight for nursing care needs to patients as it relates to a variety of medical, surgical and psychiatric diagnoses. CEN preferred. Must be a graduate of a school of Professional Nursing approved by the appropriate State-accrediting agency and hold a current, full, active and unrestricted license to practice Nursing. In addition to a competitive salary, we offer paid, vacation/sick leave, health and life insurance coverage and an attractive retirement package including a tax deferred savings plan. Interested applicants must submit the following information: Application for Nurses and Nurse Anes- thetists, VAF 10-2850a; Declaration for Federal Employment, OF-306; Curriculum Vitae, copy of Nurs- ing Degree, and License Verification. ACLS/BCLS Certification documentation required upon joining the VA Medical Center staff or within the first 3-months of employment. Applications must be received by May 11, 2012. THE TIMES LEADER 92 Butler St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 570-825-8253 Leo’s Auto Sales & Service SERVICED, INSPECTED, & WARRANTIED FINANCING AVAILABLE www.WyomingValleyAutos.com Family Owned & Operated for 31 Years 197 West End Road, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706 825-7577 YOMING VALLEY AUTO SALES INC. GAS SAVER SPECIALS WE BEAT ANYBODY’S DEALS (See sales representative for details) FREE GAS when you finance a vehicle up to 36 months ÐUV MEME º PAV MEME º ÐUV MEME Cars in Color WVON¡MO VALLEV 415 Kidder Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 570.822.8870 [email protected] www.wyomingvalleyautomart.com Since 1973 Family Owned & Operated JAMES AUTO SERVICE 570-82-JAMES (570-825-2637) 251 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre • State Inspections • Towing • Emission Insp. • Shocks • Brakes • Struts • Tune-Ups • Alignments • Oil Changes • Fleet Maintenance • Tires • Fuel InjectionTune-Ups 375 Bennett St., Luzerne 287-0275 Oil Changes, State Inspections, Specializing in Jeep Repairs, Tire Rotations, Fair Pricing... 89 YEARS IN BUSINESS FRED L. PARRY MOTORS 375 Bennett St., Luzerne 287-0275 FRED L. PARRY MOTORS 2006 Subaru Forester L.L. Bean Edition, 38,000 Miles 2004 Toyota Camry LX 697 S. Mountain Blvd Mountain Top, PA 18707 570-578-7608 We Service What We Sell After The Sale!!! 2006 CHEVY EQUINOX LS SPORT UTILITY 3.4L V6, Automatic, All Wheel Drive Mileage: 42,500 SELLING PRICE $13,995 $13,495 ONE OWNER 697 S. Mountain Blvd Mountain Top, PA 18707 570-578-7608 We Service What We Sell After The Sale!!! 2003 FORD TAURUS SE SEDAN 4DOOR 3.0L V6, Automatic FWD Mileage: 56,500 SELLING PRICE $7,895 Large Selection Auto Sales B EN’S RT 309, W-B Township Near Wegman’s 570-822-7359 10 Nitro SE.......... $14,995 09 Journey SXT.. $14,995 10 Fusion SEL..... $13,995 10 Impala LT........ $13,995 07 Focus SE............ $8,495 08 Escape 4x4... $12,995 • Full Notary Service • Tax & Title Transfers • 83 Years in Automotive Repair • Complete Alignment Service • State Inspections • Computerized Engine Diagnosis • Air Conditioning & Heat Services CHURNETSKI TRANSPORTATION INC. CHURNETSKI TRANSPORTATION INC. 570-824-0832 or 570-829-4196 146 Hillside Sugar Notch 906 Homes for Sale PLYMOUTH This 4 bedroom 2 story has a full bath on the 1st floor and rough in for bath on 2nd floor. An enclosed side patio from the kitchen dinette area & side drive are a big plus. MLS 12-553 Only $27,900 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769 570-288-6654 PLYMOUTH 22-24 BRADLEY ST Well maintained alu- minum sided double block, gas heat, & an additional lot. Tenant pays all utili- ties. $92,900 MLS 12-347 Call Florence 570-715-7737 Smith Hourigan Group 570-474-6307 SAND SPRINGS Great price! 4 bed- rooms, 3 baths, only 3 years old. Located in Sand Springs Golf community. Master bath & second floor laundry. Kitchen has granite counter tops and stainless steel appliances. Base- ment can be easily finished with walk- out sliding doors. Why pay new con- struction prices? Save thousands! Home is cleaned & ready for occupan- cy! MLS#12-775 $209,900 Paul Pukatch 696-6559 696-2600 Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified depart- ment today at 570- 829-7130! SHAVERTOWN 105 Summit Street Fire damaged home. Sold as is. 60’ x 235’ lot. Pub- lic sewer, water & gas. $34,500 negotiable Call 570-675-0446, evenings. SHAVERTOWN 1195 Sutton Road Attractive, well- maintained saltbox on 2 private acres boasts fireplaces in living room, family room & master bedroom. Formal dining room. Large Florida room with skylights & wet bar. Oak kitchen opens to family room. 4 bedrooms & 3 1/2 baths. Finished lower level. Carriage barn PRICE REDUCED $425,000 MLS# 10-3394 Call Joe Moore 570-288-1401 SHAVERTOWN 122 Manor Move right in to this comfortable, well maintained home. Newer roof and beautiful wood floor. Make this home yours in the New Year! MLS# 11-4538 $165,000 Jolyn Bartoli Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-5425 906 Homes for Sale SHAVERTOWN Wonderful home in convenient location features spacious formal rooms, beau- tiful hardwood floors, & grand stone fireplaces. Kitchen opens to bright sunroom/ breakfast area. 4 large bedrooms, office & 2 baths on 2nd floor. Charming wrap around porch offers views of large property with mature oak and pines. MLS#11-528 $499,000 Call Rhea 570-696-6677 SHAVERTOWN Well maintained raised ranch in Midway Manor. Good size level yard with shed. Large sunroom / laundry addition. Lower level family room with wood stove. $155,000 Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 SHICKSHINNY 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath log sided Ranch on almost 2 acres. Lower level is 3/4 finished. $210,000 MLS-11-4038 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 SHICKSHINNY 408 Cragle Hill Rd. This is a very well kept Ranch home on 6 acres, central air, rear patio and 1 car garage. This is a 3 parcel listing. MLS 11-4273 $157,900 Jackie Roman 570-288-0770 Ext. 39 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 SHICKSHINNY Great new con- struction on 2 acres with 1 year builders warranty! 2 story home, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, master with whirlpool tub, living room with gas fireplace, dining room with tray ceil- ing, kitchen, break- fast room & laundry room. 2 car att- ached garage, open porch & rear deck. $275,000 MLS 11-2453 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 SHICKSHINNY Very nice Ranch home with 4 bed- rooms, 2 full baths, kitchen, dining room & living room. Plus propane fireplace in living room, french doors in dining room and large deck with a view. $159,900 MLS 12-287 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 SWEET VALLEY 5411 Main Road Commercial zoned property on busy corner. Country Colonial home with detached 2 car garage, with addi- tional office space and entrance door. Perfect property for home based busi- ness. Eat in kitchen with brick gas fire- place, large dining room and living room with coal stove. Finished basement with 2 rooms & 1/2 bath. Old fashioned root cellar off the kitchen. Large paved parking area. MLS 11-2554 $188,000 570-675-4400 906 Homes for Sale SWEET VALLEY If you crave privacy, consider this stun- ning, 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 story traditional cradled on a 2 acre lot. Ultra modern kitchen with break- fast area, great room with cathedral ceiling & fireplace, formal dining room & bonus room over 2 car garage. Only $299,000. MLS# 12-679 Call Barbara Metcalf 570-696-0883 LEWITH & FREEMAN 570-696-3801 SWEET VALLEY Nice country bi-level on 40 acres with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, kitchen, living room, family room, office & laundry room, plus attached oversized 2 car garage with work- shop, rear deck & 3 sheds. Bordering state game lands. $319,900. MLS-11-1094 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 SWEET VALLEY Totally remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on 1 acre with large family room on lower level. property has small pond and joins state game lands. $138,000 MLS 11-4085 Five Mountains Realty 570-542-2141 SWOYERSVILLE 129 Townsend St. Wonderful home in great neighbor- hood. Relax in the pool after a hard day of work. Property offers the opportunity to have your own Beauty Shop (equipment negotiable), or expand your living space. Buyer responsible for con- firming zoning for business. All measurements approximate. MLS# 12-833 $200,000 Jolyn Bartoli 570-696-5425 SWOYERSVILLE “New Listing”! 3 bedrooms, 1 bath home on double lot. One car garage, two 3 season porches, security system & attic just insulated. $90,000. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 906 Homes for Sale SWOYERSVILLE REDUCED!!! REDUCED!!! 78 Maltby Ave. Wonderful family home in a great neighborhood. A large master suite and family room addition make this home a must see! There is an inground pool and attached in-law suite. MLS 11-4572 $210,000 Call Kelly Connolly-Cuba EXT. 37 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770 SWOYERSVILLE Spacious 4 bed- room colonial on 40 x 150 lot with private drive, gas heat, modern kitchen and 1.5 baths. French doors between liv- ing room and formal dining room plus an entrance foyer with wood stair case and Hardwood floors. MLS 12-1304 $44,270 Ann Marie Chopick 570-760-6769 570-288-6654 TAYLOR Featured on WNEP’s Home & Backyard. Move right into this 3 bedroom, 2 bath immaculate home with custom maple eat in kitchen, stainless steel appliances, hard- wood floors, Jacuzzi tub, 2 fire- places, abundance of storage leading outside to a private sanctuary with deck/pergola & Koi pond. Off street parking. MUST SEE. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-733 $189,900 Call Keri 570-885-5082 Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! TRUCKSVILLE Well maintained 3 bedroom, 2 bath double wide in nice neighborhood. Many updates. Landscaped & fenced yard with pool, large deck & koi pond! $89,900. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 906 Homes for Sale WAPWALLOPEN Vinyl resided, new shingles in 2008, quiet location with level, open ground. Replacement windows, new well pump. MLS #12-760 $64,900 Call Dale 570-256-3343 Five Mountain Realty LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! WEST PITTSTON 225-227 Boston Ave Double block. Wyoming Area schools. Out of flood zone. 1 side rented to long term tenant at $525 /month. Other side remod- eled - move in or rent at $650/month. 3 bedrooms each side, gas furnaces, sunrooms, large yard. $149,000. Call 570-357-0042 WEST PITTSTON DOUBLE BLOCK OUT OF FLOOD ZONE 3 bedrooms each side, modern kit- chens with birch cabinets, lower level recreation room on one side. 3 season porches overlooking semi-private yard. New roof in 2011. $145,000 570-654-3755 WEST PITTSTON Wonderful, cozy home on a corner lot with in-ground pool, yard and car- port. Home is across from Fox hill Country Club. $120,000 MLS# 12-755 Jolyn Bartoli Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-5425 WEST WYOMING 438 Tripp St OPEN HOUSE Sunday 12pm-5pm Completely remod- eled home with everything new. New kitchen, baths, bedrooms, tile floors, hardwoods, granite countertops, all new stainless steel appliances, refrigerator, stove, microwave, dish- washer, free stand- ing shower, tub for two, huge deck, large yard, excellent neighborhood $154,900 (30 year loan @ 4.5% with 5% down; $7,750 down, $785/month) 100% OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE Call Bob at 570-654-1490 906 Homes for Sale WEST WYOMING REDUCED 550 Johnson St. Nicely landscaped corner lot sur- rounds this brick front Colonial in desirable neighbor- hood. This home features a spacious eat in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 4 baths including Master bedroom with mas- ter bath. 1st floor laundry and finished lower level. Enjoy entertaining under the covered patio with hot tub, rear deck for BBQ’s and an above ground pool. Economical gas heat only $1224 per yr. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-157 $249,900 Call Michele Reap 570-905-2336 LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! WILKES-BARRE Nice home, great price. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, wood floors, off street parking, Approx 1312sq ft. Currently rented out for $550 monthly, no lease. Keep it as an investment or make this your new home. MLS 11-3207 $46,000 Call/text for Details. Donna Cain 570-947-3824 906 Homes for Sale WILKES-BARRE 16 Sullivan St. Large 5 bedroom home with a newer roof, new gas fur- nace, modern kitchen and baths. Close to Central City. MLS 12-1171 $60,000 Charles J. Prohaska Ext. 35 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE 19 Lawrence St. Very well kept 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath 2 story with family room, enclosed back porch and fenced in back yard. Nice layout with lots of closet space. Modern kitchen, laundry 1st floor. Replacement windows and much more! MLS 12-1325 $77,000 Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! WILKES-BARRE 2 Story, 3 bed- rooms, 1 & 1/2 bath single family. Large eat-in kitchen, 1st floor laundry, hard- wood floors, newer furnace & water heater, 1 car garage. Off street parking. Quiet one way street. $49,900 MLS 11-4171 Call Jim Banos Coldwell Banker Rundle 570-991-1883 906 Homes for Sale WILKES-BARRE 210 Academy St. Large grand home. Open concept downstairs, 1 st floor laundry, lots of closet space, fenced in back yard, extra large driveway. Garage with floor pit, auto garage door open- er. 60 amp subpan- el, walk up attic. Loads of potential. MLS 12-1268 $115,000 David Krolikowski 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 WILKES-BARRE 285 Blackman St Great property. Priced to sell quickly and in move-in con- dition! Easy access to Interstate 81 & shopping! 11-3215 $36,500 570-675-4400 Looking to buy a home? Place an ad here and let the sellers know! 570-829-7130 WILKES-BARRE 39 W. Chestnut St. Lots of room in this single with 3 floors of living space. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath with hardwood floors throughout, natural woodwork, all windows have been replaced, laundry/pantry off of kitchen. 4x10 entry foyer, space for 2 additional bed- rooms on the 3rd floor. Roof is new. MLS 11-325 $69,900 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 906 Homes for Sale WILKES-BARRE 46 Bradford St. Pride of ownership everywhere. 3 bed- rooms, 1 bath, large yard, off street parking. Ready to go! MLS 12-1508 $69,900 Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706 WILKES-BARRE 484 Madison St. Well kept home with finished base- ment. Move in con- dition with plenty of rooms, new Pergo floors on 2nd floor and fenced in yard. Newer roof and fur- nace approximately 10 years old. MLS 12-1291 $84,900 Donald Crossin 570-288-0770 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! WILKES-BARRE 74 Frederick St This very nice 2 story, 3 bedroom, 1 bath home has a large eat in kitchen for family gather- ings. A great walk up attic for storage and the home is in move-in condition. MLS 11-1612 $63,900 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 906 Homes for Sale WILKES-BARRE 77 Schuler St. Newly renovated with new windows, door flooring, etc. “Goose Island” gem. Large home with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, screened in porch overlook- ing fenced in yard, driveway, laminate floors throughout. Fresh paint, move in condition. For more info and pho- tos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-845 $99,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 WILKES-BARRE Beautifully main- tained double block on large landscaped lot. Newer roof and windows, hard- wood under carpet, ceiling fans, plaster walls and ample off street parking. Live in one side and let rent from other side help pay your mort- gage. Must see! $108,000 Call CHRISTINE KUTZ for details 570-332-8832 WILKES-BARRE Handyman Special Extra large duplex with 7 bedrooms, 2 baths, fireplace, screened porch, full basement and 2 car garage on double lot in Wilkes-Barre City. $58,000. ERA BRADY ASSOCIATES 570-836-3848 Find Your Ideal Employee! Place an ad and end the search! 570-829-7130 ask for an employ- ment specialist Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 Purebred Animals? Sell them here with a classified ad! 570-829-7130 PAGE 8D TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com 906 Homes for Sale 906 Homes for Sale 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished IN THE HEART OF WILKES-BARRE Immediate Occupancy!! Efficiencies available @30% of income MARTIN D. POPKY APARTMENTS 61 E. Northampton St. Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 • Affordable Senior Apartments • Income Eligibility Required • Utilities Included! • Low cable rates; • New appliances; • Laundry on site; • Activities! •Curbside Public Transportation Please call 570-825-8594 D/TTY 800-654-5984 EAST MOUNTAIN APARTMENTS The good life... close at hand Regions Best Address • 1 & 2 Bedroom Apts. 822-4444 www.EastMountainApt.com • 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts. 288-6300 www.GatewayManorApt.com KINGSTON SDK GREEN ACRES HOMES 11 Holiday Drive Kingston “A Place To Call Home” Spacious 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts 3 Bedroom Townhomes Gas heat included FREE 24hr on-site Gym Community Room Swimming Pool Maintenance FREE Controlled Access Patio/Balcony and much more... Call Today for Move In Specials. 570-288-9019 1 & 2 BR Apts 2 & 3 BR Townhomes Wilkeswood Apartments www.liveatwilkeswood.com 570-822-2711 Professional Office Rentals Full Service Leases • Custom Design • Renovations • Various Size Suites Available Medical, Legal, Commercial • Utilities • Parking • Janitorial Full Time Maintenance Staff Available For Rental Information Call: 1-570-287-1161 New Bridge Center 480 Pierce Street Officenter–250 250 Pierce Street Officenter–270 270 Pierce Street Park Office Building 400 Third Ave. Officenter–220 220 Pierce Street KINGSTON OFFICENTERS 906 Homes for Sale WILKES-BARRE Heights Section Well maintained 2 story home, family owned for 60+ years. Move in con- dition. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, living room, dining room with washer & dryer hook-up. gas heat, recently replaced windows, front and back porches, fenced in yard, close to elementary & high school. $51,900 Call 570-823-2726 Leave message if no answer. Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified! WILKES-BARRE Lot 39 Mayock St. 9' ceilings through- out 1st floor, granite countertops in kitchen. Very bright. 1st floor master bedroom & bath. Not yet assessed. End unit. Modular construction. MLS #10-3180 $179,500 Jim Graham at 570-715-9323 WILKES-BARRE Nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath home, with 3 season porch and detached 1 car garage. Good starter home in well established neighborhood. Family owned for many years. $65,000 CALL CHRISTINE KUTZ 570-332-8832 WILKES-BARRE NOW REDUCED 298 Lehigh Street Lovely 2 story with new roof, furnace, water heater, new cabinets and appli- ances. Whole house newly insulated. Nice deck and fenced-in yard. Call Chris at 570-885- 0900 for additional info or to tour. MLS 11-4505 $75,000 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 906 Homes for Sale WILKES-BARRE NOW REDUCED! 191 Andover St. Lovely single family 3 bedroom home with lots of space. Finished 3rd floor, balcony porch off of 2nd floor bedroom, gas hot air heat, central air and much more. Must see! MLS 11-59 $66,000 Jay A. Crossin 570-288-0770 Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 Collect cash, not dust! Clean out your basement, garage or attic and call the Classified depart- ment today at 570- 829-7130! WILKES-BARRE PRICE REDUCED 115 Noble Lane 3 bedroom, 2 bath end unit townhome with finished lower level. Natural gas fireplace, 3 tiered deck, newer roof, cul de sac. For more info and pho- tos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1006 $59,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 WILKES-BARRE To Settle Estate $56,900 REDUCED! Offer Needed! 314 Horton Street Wonderful home, 6 rooms. 3 bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, two- story, living room with built-in book- case, formal dining room with entrance to delightful porch. Eat-in kitchen. Pri- vate lot, detached garage. A must see home. MLS 11-2721 New Price $56,900 GO TO THE TOP... CALL JANE KOPP REAL ESTATE 570-288-7481 WILKES-BARRE Well maintained 2 story home with a finished lower level and a gas fireplace. New carpets and a walk-up attic, great for storage. $65,000 MLS# 11-4529 Call Michael Nocera SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP 570-696-5412 906 Homes for Sale WYOMING Charming brick Tudor home in won- derful neighbor- hood. Hardwood floors, cherry cabi- nets, solid wood doors only begin to describe this delightful home. Motivated Seller! MLS#12-1227 $225,000 Jolyn Bartoli Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-5425 Job Seekers are looking here! Where's your ad? 570-829-7130 and ask for an employ- ment specialist WYOMING DOUBLE BLOCK Easily converts to single home. New roof, electric, windows & 2 car garage. Remod- eled. 66 x 100 feet, fenced lot, $120,000. 570-693-2408 WYOMING Fall in love with this gorgeous brick home just a few minutes from town. spacious rooms, a view of the country- side, a fenced in- ground pool, gaze- bo with electric, spacious recreation room with wet bar, curved oak stair- case, beautiful French doors and a fireplace in the kitchen are just some of the fea- tures that make this home easy to love. MLS# 12-443 $600,000 Jolyn Bartoli Smith Hourigan Group 570-696-5425 YATESVILLE PRICE REDUCED 12 Reid st. Spacious Bi-level home in semi-pri- vate location with private back yard. 3 season room. Gas fireplace in lower level family room. 4 bedrooms, garage. For more informtion and photos visit wwww.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 10-4740 $149,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101 909 Income & Commercial Properties AVOCA 25 St. Mary’s St. 3,443 sq. ft. masonry commer- cial building with warehouse/office and 2 apartments with separate elec- tric and heat. Per- fect for contractors or anyone with stor- age needs. For more information and photos log onto www.atlas realtyinc.com. Reduced to $89,000 MLS #10-3872 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 VM 101 BEAR CREEK 1255 Laurel Run Rd. Bear Creek Twp., large commercial garage/warehouse on 1.214 acres with additional 2 acre parcel. 2 water wells. 2 newer underground fuel tanks. May require zoning approval. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-208 $179,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 909 Income & Commercial Properties DUPONT 100 Lincoln St. MULTI FAMILY 3 bedroom home with attached apartment and beauty shop. Apart- ment is rented. For more info and pho- tos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-941 $82,900 Call Charlie 570-829-6200 EDWARDSVILLE Lawrence St. Nice 3 unit property. Lots of off street parking and bonus 2 car garage. All units are rented. Great income with low maintenance. $139,900 MLS# 10-2675 Call Karen Coldwell Banker Rundle Real Estate 570-474-2340 FORTY FORT 1012 Wyoming Ave. SUPER LOCATION Needs work. Priced to sell. Great for your small business or offices. Very high traffic count. Prop- erty is being sold IN AS IS CONDITION. Inspections for buy- ers information only. Property needs rehab. MLS 11-4267 $84,900 Roger Nenni 570-288-0770 Ext. 32 Crossin Real Estate 570-288-0770 HUGHESTOWN 115 New St. Office building with over 2600 sq. ft. can be divided for up to 3 tenants with own central air and utilities and entrances. New roof. 20-25 parking spots in excellent condi- tion. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-607 $249,900 Call Tom P E N D I N G Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! KINGSTON 366 Pierce Street (corner lot). 1,300 sq. ft. concrete block commercial building on a 90 x 145 lot. Central air conditioning. Paved parking for 25 cars. Presently a pizza business, but land can be used for multiple uses (bank building, offices, etc.). MLS 12-1279. $350,000 Bob Kopec HUMFORD REALTY 570-822-5126 KINGSTON 64-66 Dorrance St. 3 units, off street parking with some updated Carpets and paint. $1500/ month income from long time tenants. W/d hookups on site. MLS 11-3517 $99,900 Call Jay A. Crossin Ext. 23 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 909 Income & Commercial Properties LAFLIN 33 Market St. Commercial/resi- dential property featuring Ranch home with 3 bed- rooms, newly remodeled bath- room, in good con- dition. Commercial opportunity for office in attached building. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 11-3450 Reduced $149,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 MOUNTAINTOP 110 N. MOUNTAIN BLVD. OFFICE OR RETAIL SPACE Great Location! Total 3,000 square feet on two levels. High visibility, plenty of parking, garage in rear. $295,000. 570-474-2993 NANTICOKE REDUCED 414 Front St. Move right into this modern office build- ing featuring 4 offices, receptionist office, large confer- ence room, modern kitchen, storage room, full base- ment, central air, handicap access. 2 car garage and 5 additional off street parking spaces. This property is also available for lease. Lease price is $675/mo + $675 security deposit. Tenant pays all utilities. Sells for $85,900 Call John Polifka 570-704-6846 5 Mountains Realty 42 N. Main St. Shickshinny, PA 570-542-2141 INCOME/ COMMERCIAL PROPERTY NANTICOKE Unique investment opportunity. Vacant storefront which can be used for office, retail, etc. with a 3-room, 1 bedroom apartment above. Other side of the building is a 6- room, 3 bedroom home. Perfect for owner occupied business with addi- tional rental income from apartment. Newer roof & fur- nace, hardwood floors, off-street parking, corner lot. MLS#12-780 $44,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14 WILKES-BARRE 57 Carey Ave. Good investment property. 4 apart- ments needing a lit- tle TLC. Two 1 bed- room apartments. One 2 bedroom and one 3 bedroom. Separate water and electric. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-1026 $79,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 Sell your own home! Place an ad HERE 570-829-7130 WYOMING 171 Susquehanna Avenue Well kept home on beautiful street in a desirable neighbor- hood. Very large rooms, hardwood floors, fenced yard, 1 car garage. All measurements approximate. MLS# 12-1079 $65,000 Call Tracy Zarola 570-696-0723 909 Income & Commercial Properties WYOMING PRICE REDUCED! 285 Wyoming Ave. First floor currently used as a shop, could be offices, etc. Prime location, corner lot, full base- ment. 2nd floor is 3 bedroom apartment plus 3 car garage and parking for 6 cars. For more information and photos go to www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS #10-4339 $169,900 Call Charlie VM 101 912 Lots & Acreage BEAR CREEK 39 Wedgewood Dr. Laurelbrook Estates Lot featuring 3.22 acres with great privacy on cul-de- sac. Has been perc tested and has underground utili- ties. 4 miles to PA Turnpike entrance. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-114 $64,900 Call Tom 570-262-7716 DALLAS $129,900 SPECTACULAR WATER VIEW! 2 acres overlooking Huntsville Reservoir. Building site cleared but much of woodlands preserved. Perc & site prep done. Call Christine Kutz 570-332-8832 DALLAS AREA 3 lots. 70 x 125. City water and sewer, gas avail- able. $36,500 per lot. 570-675-5873 Line up a place to live in classified! Line up a place to live in classified! DURYEA 196 Foote Avenue Corner lot, border- ing Foote Ave and McAlpine St. Com- mercial zoning. $10,000 or best offer. Please Call 610-675-9132 Earth Conservancy Land For Sale 61 +/- Acres Nuangola - $99,000 46 +/- Acres Hanover Twp. $79,000 Highway Commercial KOZ Hanover Twp. 3+/- Acres 11 +/- Acres Wilkes-Barre Twp. 32 +/- Acres Zoned R-3 See additional land for sale at: www.earth conservancy.org 570-823-3445 HARDING Almost an acre of cleared level land with well, septic and utilities. Property currently has a mobile home in need of some TLC but not on perma- nent foundation. A beautiful country location only min- utes from town. 12-1178 $39,900 Karen Ryan 283-9100 x14 HARDING Mt. Zion Road One acre lot just before Oberdorfer Road. Great place to build your dream home MLS 11-3521 $29,900 Call Colleen 570-237-0415 HUGHESTOWN Cleared lot in Stauf- fer Heights. Ready for your dream home just in time for Spring! MLS 12-549 $32,500 Call Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706 912 Lots & Acreage JACKSON TWP 1 acre with well, septic and driveway in place. Asking $39,900. Make rea- sonable offer. DEREMER REALTY 570-477-1149 MOOSIC BUILDING LOT Corner of Drake St. & Catherine, Moosic. 80x111 building lot with sewer & water available, in great area with newer homes. Corner lot. For more details visit www.atlasreal- tyinc.com. MLS #12-1148. Call Charlie MOUNTAIN TOP Beautiful 2.66 Acre building lot/lake view. Public sewer & natural gas. Use any builder! Call Jim for private showing. $126,500.00 570-715-9323. MOUNTAIN TOP Beautiful 2.66 Acre building lot/lake view. Public sewer & natural gas. Use any builder! Call Jim for private showing. $126,500.00 570-715-9323. MOUNTAIN TOP Crestwood Schools! 126 Acres for Sale! Mostly wooded with approx. 970 ft on Rt. 437 in Dennison Twp. $459,000 Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323 MOUNTAIN TOP Several building lots ready to build on! ALL public utilities! Priced from $32,000 to $48,000! Use your own Builder! Call Jim Graham at 570-715-9323 MOUNTAINTOP LAND Level building lot. 1/2 acre, 100 ft frontage, all utili- ties including gas. $39,900 Call 570-417-4177 Ready for construction. NEWPORT TOWNSHIP 1 mile south of L.C.C.C. 2 lots available. 100’ frontage x 228’ deep. Modular home with basement accepted. Each lot $17,500. Call 570-714-1296 LivingInQuailHill.com New Homes From $275,000- $595,000 570-474-5574 PITTSTON Prime Location on Route 315 – Great visibility, 1.25 acres with 300’ of road frontage. LAND LEASE Call for details MLS 11- 3571 Rhea Simms 570-696-6677 PITTSTON TWP. Beautiful lot in Pocono Ridge Estate. 1.14 acres with a view! MLS 12-1313 $48,500 Call Kevin Sobilo 570-817-0706 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! SHAVERTOWN LAND Harford Ave. 4 buildable residen- tial lots for sale indi- vidually or take all 4! Buyer to confirm water and sewer with zoning officer. Directions: R. on E. Franklin, R. on Lawn to L. on Harford. $22,500 per lot Mark Mason 570-331-0982 CROSSIN REAL ESTATE 570-288-0770 912 Lots & Acreage SHICKSHINNY Level *7.5 acres* building lot with a mountain view. Great for horses or organic farming. MLS 12-306 $59,000 570-675-4400 WYOMING FIRST ST. 4 building lots each measuring 68x102 with public utilities. For more info and photos visit: www.atlas realtyinc.com MLS 12-439 $39,900 EACH Call Charlie 570-829-6200 To place your ad call...829-7130 938 Apartments/ Furnished WILKES-BARRE Furnished 1 bed- room executive apartment. All brand new. Spacious eat in kitchen. 2 TV’s pro- vided, leather sofas. Too many amenities to list. $700. Call 570-899-3123 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished ASHLEY 74 W. Hartford St 1 bedroom + com- puter room. 2nd floor. Fridge, stove, washer/dryer in- cluded. Wall to wall carpet. No pets. Security, lease, application fee. $525/month plus utilities. 570-472-9494 AVOCA Modern & spacious 1st floor, wall to wall carpet. Appliances, washer & dryer hookup. Off street parking. Security, no pets. $450 month. 570-655-1606 DALLAS EFFICIENCY APARTMENT Off street parking. $425 + utilities & security. No smoking. No pets. Available May 1. 570-675-0655 570-417-4731 DALLAS For Lease. 3 level luxurious town- house next to pool. Call (570)592-7190 Dallas, Pa. MEADOWS APARTMENTS 220 Lake St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-675-6936, 8 am-4 pm, Mon-Fri. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE DUPONT 219 Main Street Very nice 1st floor, 1 bedroom with new bathroom, modern kitchen, hardwood floors, fresh paint, off street parking. Call Darren 570-825-2468 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished DUPONT Completely remod- eled, modern 2 bed- room townhouse style apartment. Lots of closet space, with new carpets and com- pletely repainted. Includes stove, refrigerator, wash- er, dryer hook up. Nice yard & neigh- borhood, no pets. $595 + security. Call 570-479-6722 LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! DUPONT Totally renovated 5 room apartment located on 1st floor. Partially furnished, brand new fridge/ electric range, elec- tric washer & dryer. Brand new custom draperies, Roman shades, carpeting/ flooring & energy efficient windows. 1 bedroom with large closet, living room, laundry room, stor- age room, base- ment & large front porch. Easy access to I-81, airport & casino. Off street parking. No smok- ing. $600 + utilities & security. Call 570-762-8265 EDWARDSVILLE Small 2 bedroom, water included $500/mo.+ security. PITTSON Small 1 bedroom, all included, no electric $500/mo. + securi- ty. 570-406-1061 EXETER 1st floor. 3 rooms + bat h. Appl i ances included & some utilities. $520 + electric, security & references. No pets, no smoking. 570-574-9561 or 570-696-3523 FORTY FORT 1 BEDROOM APTS Very nice, clean, great neighbor- hood, hardwood floors, a/c, washer /dryer with newer appliances, stor- age, 1st/last/securi- ty with one year lease. References required. $650- $695 + utilities. Water/sewer by owner, no pets, non-smoking. Call 202-997-9185 for appointment FORTY FORT 149 River Street. Modern 2 bedroom. 1 bathroom, 1st floor, off street parking, laundry, $650 per month + security. Utilities included. Available now. NO PETS Call 570-472-1414 FORTY FORT 2nd floor, 4 rooms, wall to wall carpet, heat, public water, sewer & recycling fees included. Tile bathroom with shower. Attic & yard. Stove & fridge furnished. Washer / dryer hookup. Good location, off street parking, No pets. 1 year lease & securi- ty, $650. Call 570-655-0530 FORTY FORT Lovely 2 bedroom, 2nd floor on River St. Living room, din- ing room, kitchen and bath. W/d hookup in base- ment. Garage. $550/mo + utilities No Pets 570-288-0770 FORTY FORT Nice, quiet neigh- borhood. First floor, spacious living room with working fire- place, bedroom with 2 closets. New kitchen with stove, fridge & lazy Susan. Laundry room off kitchen with washer / dryer, bath / show- er. Off street, lighted parking. Lease, security, refer- ences. Gas heat & all utilities by tenant. Absolutely no pets. $600. Call 570-714-5588 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished FORTY FORT Ransom Street, 1st floor, 1 bedroom, dining room, oak hardwood floors, central air, range & fridge included. Off street parking. $585/month utilities by tenant. Security, references, lease, pets maybe? Hand- icapped accessible 570-287-5775 or 570-332-1048. HANOVER TOWNSHIP 1st floor, 2 bedroom, stove, refrigerator, private deck, wash- er/dryer hookup. Heat, garbage & sewer included. $650/month 570-842-1264 HANOVER TWP Brand new, 3 bed- rooms, 1 bathroom, 2nd floor, Washer, dryer, stove & refrigerator. Off street parking. Water, garbage & sewer included. $700 plus electric. Deposit, security and references. MUST SEE! Call 570-417-5977 HANOVER TWP. 3 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, no pets. $725 + utilities, 1st months security deposit. Call 570-417-3427 HARDING Renovated 1st floor, 2 bedroom apart- ment. New carpet- ing and paint. Fridge & stove. Water Included. $600 + security & utilities. Call 570-240-6620 or 570-388-6503 KINGSTON 1st Floor, recently renovated, 2 bed- rooms, with washer & dryer hook-up, $650 per month, plus utilities, water and sewer included. Off street parking. Call 570-443-0770 GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 KINGSTON 2 bedroom 1 bath. $575/month, sepa- rate utilities. Private backyard. Laundry hookups. Stove and refrigerator includ- ed. Sorry, no pets. Scott Zoepke Trademark Realty 570-814-0875 KINGSTON 3 bedroom 1 bath. $700/month. Sepa- rate utilities, laundry hookups, stove and refrigerator includ- ed. Small pets negotiable. Call Scott Zoepke Trademark Realty 570-814-0875 KINGSTON 393 Warren Street 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath, large eat-in kitchen, 2nd floor, hardwood floors, Sunroom/study room, Large attic & storage, appliances included. No Pets. $625 per month + utilities. A must see! Call 570-407-0874 KINGSTON 795 Rutter Ave Screened porch, kitchen downstairs with appliances, washer & dryer, upstairs living room, bedroom & bath- room. $510/month + utilities. No pets. 570-417-6729 KINGSTON Beautiful 2 bed- rooms, 1 bath, mod- ern kitchen with appliances, large dining & living rooms, central air, decks, ample park- ing. No pets. $595 per month. 570-696-1866 GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 PAGE 9D GET IT TO GO. Search the app store and install The Times Leader mobile app now for when you need your news to go. 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished KINGSTON Beautiful, over- sized executive style apartment in large historic home. Two bed- rooms, one bath, granite kitchen, hardwood floors, dining room, liv- ing room, base- ment storage, beautiful front porch, washer/ dryer. $1,200 monthly plus util- ities. No pets. No smoking. Call 570-472-1110 KINGSTON CLEAN 2 bedroom, 2nd floor apartment Available in MAY. All appliances included, $550/month + utili- ties. (NOT water & sewer) NO pets, smoking or section 8. Lease, security+ last months rent. Background check. Call 570-852-0252 Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! KINGSTON EATON TERRACE 317 N. Maple Ave. Large Two story, 2 bed- room, 1.5 bath, Central Heat & Air, washer/dryer in unit, parking. $840 + utilities & 1 month security 570-262-6947 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished KINGSTON Freshly painted, 2 bedrooms, refriger- ator & stove, wash- er/dryer & water provided, off-street parking, no pets, $525/month + heat, electric & security deposit. Call (570)417-2919 KINGSTON Large 1/2 double with 3 bedrooms, living room, dining room (with red car- pet throughout) eat-in kitchen with additional pantry area. 1 bath. Large fenced yard. Gas/ hot water base- board heat. All utili- ties by tenant. No smokers, no pets. $650 + security. Call Stephen 570-561-5245 KINGSTON Modern 2 bedroom 1 bath. Second floor. $600 + utilities. Call Darren 570-825-2468 LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! KINGSTON PARK PLACE Beautiful area. 2nd floor 4 room. Kitchen with wash- er/dryer, stove, and refrigerator. Heat, water, and electric included. $760 a month. Call Jim: 570-288-3375 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished KINGSTON PETS PETS ALLOWED! ALLOWED! Modern 1 bedroom on the park between Market & Pierce Bridges. $555/mo + electric washer/dryer in apt. Air, Dishwasher, Free Internet, Parking, Storage. Call Jeff at 570-822-8577 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! KINGSTON Recently renovat- ed 2 bedroom. Liv- ing room & dining room. Convenient off street parking. All new appli- ances. Water & sewer included. $560 + utilities, security & refer- ences. No pets, no smoking. Call 570-239-7770 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished KINGSTON Two 1 bedroom & two 2 bedroom apartments avail- able in a renovated building with OSP. Great location within walking distance to shopping & restau- rants. 1 year lease, 1st month rent, credit check & security required. No pets. Utilities by tenant. 1 bedroom - $550/month, 2 bed- room $650/month. Call Nicole 570-474-6307 or 570-715-7757 SMITH HOURIGAN GROUP Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! Get moving with classified! KINGSTON Very clean, large 1 bedroom apart- ment, discounted rent for tenant with excellent credit. Only $400 + utilities, no smoking, no pets, no section 8. Call 570-287-4047 LARKSVILLE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY Cute and clean 2 bedroom, off street parking, w/d hookup, eat in kitchen. Immacu- late. $435 + utilities. 1 mo. security. NO DOGS 845-386-1011 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished LUZERNE 1 bedroom, wall to wall, off-street parking, coin laundry, water, sewer & garbage included. $495/ month + security & lease. HUD accepted. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727 LUZERNE 1 bedroom. Quiet, nice neighborhood. Off street parking. Heat included. $525 Call 570-441-4101 LUZERNE 378 Miller St. Recently remod- eled, 1st floor. 1 bedroom, living room, large modern kitchen with stove. New bath, clean basement, laundry hookups. Enclosed porch, parking. No pets/smoking. $475/mo. includes heat and water. 570-288-9843 Need to rent that Vacation property? Place an ad and get started! 570-829-7130 LUZERNE 4 room apartment, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, refrigerator and stove provided, washer/dryer hookup, carpeting off-street parking, no pets. $500/ month, plus utilities, 1 month security 570-406-2789 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished MINERS MILLS Cozy 1 bedroom, 3rd floor apartment. Heat, hot water, stove & fridge includ- ed. $430 / month. Call 570-472-3681 MOUNTAIN TOP 1 Bedroom apart- ments for elderly, disabled. Rents based on 30% of ADJ gross income. Handicap Accessi- ble. Equal Housing Opportunity. TTY711 or 570-474-5010 This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer. MOUNTAIN TOP WOODBRYN 1 & 2 Bedroom. No pets. Rents based on income start at $405 & $440. Handicap Accessible. Equal Housing Opportuni- ty. 570-474-5010 TTY711 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Immediate Openings! It's that time again! Rent out your apartment with the Classifieds 570-829-7130 NANTICOKE 1st floor. 1 bed- room. ALL UTILI- TIES INCLUDED! Off street parking. Fresh paint. NO PETS $525 + security 570-477-6018 leave message 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished NANTICOKE 314 Prospect St. Convenient 1st floor, 1 bedroom, non- smoker, large clos- ets. Freshly paint- ed & new carpet- ing. New ceiling fans, new modern kitchen & tile bath. New windows. Heat & hot water included. Washer/dryer hook up, stove & refrig- erator provided. No pets. $595. 570-287-4700 NANTICOKE Honeypot Section 2nd floor, 3 room apartment. Nice neighborhood. $400 + utilities & security. No pets. Call 570-885-6878 NANTICOKE Spacious 1 bed- room 1st floor. New carpeting, gas range and fridge included. Garage parking, no dogs. References and security required. $450/mo. Water, sewer, garbage fee incl. Tenant pays gas and electric 570-696-3596 NANTICOKE Very clean, nice, 2 bedroom. Water, sewer, stove, fridge, Garbage collection fee included. Wash- er/dryer availability. Large rooms. Security, $565/mo. 570-542-5610 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished 30+ DAY BEING REMODELED NORTH WILKES-BARRE FIRST FLOOR Spacious 1 bedroom with aesthetic fire- places, new kitchens, wall- to-wall, built in appliances & MORE. APPLI- CATION/EMPLO YMENT VERIFI- CATION “being considered” NO PETS/SMOKING 2 YEARS @ $625+ UTILITIES. MANAGED! America Realty 288-1422 PITTSTON 1st floor, 2 bed- rooms. All appli- ances included. All utilities paid; elec- tricity by tenant. Everything brand new. Off street park- ing. $750 + security & references. Call 570-969-9268 Let the Community Know! Place your Classified Ad TODAY! 570-829-7130 PITTSTON 2 bedrooms, 1st floor. Stove, fridge, w/d hookup provid- ed. $550/mo., includes sewer & refuse. Utilities by tenant. NO PETS Call Charlie 570-829-1578 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished PITTSTON 2nd floor, 2 bed- room, refrigerator & stove, washer/ dryer hookup, no pets. $475/month, + gas heat, water, garbage & electric, 1st month & security. 1 year lease. 570-655-0290 or 570-313-0181 PITTSTON 2nd floor, 2 bed- rooms, living room, eat in kitchen. Stove fridge, washer & dryer included. Car- peted & newly painted. Off street parking for 1 car. No smoking. No pets. $575 + utilities, security & 1st month 570-696-1485 Leave Message PLAINS Available June 1st. 3 room apartment, 1st floor, off street parking, no pets, no smoking. $550/ month includes heat & water. Security & 1 year lease. 570-820-3906 570-899-6710 Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! PLAINS Modern 1st Floor 2 bedroom. Kitchen with appliances. All new carpet. Conve- nient location. Washer/dryer hook- up. No smoking. No pets. $550 + utili- ties. 570-714-9234 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished PLAINS Newly remodeled, 2 bedroom. Living room, dining room, eat in kitchen, stove w/d hookup. Heat, water, sewer included. No smok- ing or pets. $625/month, secu- rity and references. 570-905-0186 SUGAR NOTCH Spacious, com- pletely remodeled, 1st floor, 2 bedroom apartment. Large kitchen, appliances included. Tenant is responsible for own utilities. $475/month 570-235-4718 SWOYERSVILLE All new, 2 bed- rooms, 1 bath. stove, dishwasher microwave, wash- er/dryer hookup. Off-street parking, no pets. $560/ month, + utilities, references, lease & security. (570) 301-7723 WEST PITTSTON 203 Delaware Ave. 1st floor. 4 rooms, no pets, no smok- ing, off street park- ing. Includes heat, water, sewer, fridge, stove, w/d. High security bldg. 570-655-9711 PAGE 10D TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012 TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com CALL AN EXPERT CALL AN EXPERT Professional Services Directory 1006 A/C & Refrigeration Services STRISH A/C Ductless / Central Air Conditioning Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 570-332-0715 1024 Building & Remodeling 1st. Quality Construction Co. Roofing, siding, gutters, insulation, decks, additions, windows, doors, masonry & concrete. Insured & Bonded. Senior Citizens Discount! State Lic. # PA057320 570-606-8438 ALL OLDERHOMES SPECIALIST 825-4268. Remodel / Repair Kitchen & Baths DAVE JOHNSON Expert Bathroom & Room Remodeling, Carpentry & Whole House Renovations. Licensed &Insured 570-819-0681 NICHOLS CONSTRUCTION All Types Of Work New or Remodeling Licensed & Insured Free Estimates 570-406-6044 NORTHEAST CONTRACTING GROUP Decks, Sunrooms, Additions, Windows, Kitchens & Baths. Concrete Driveways, Walkways & Patios 570-338-2269 ROOFING, SIDING, DECKS, WINDOWS For All of Your Remodeling Needs. Will Beat Any Price 25 Yrs. Experience Ref. Ins. Free Est. 570-332-7023 Or 570-855-2506 Shedlarski Construction HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST Licensed, insured & PA registered. Kitchens, baths, vinyl siding & rail- ings, replacement windows & doors, additions, garages, all phases of home renovations. Free Estimates 570-287-4067 SPRING BUILDING/ REMODELING? Call the Building Industry Association for a list of qualified members call 287-3331 or go to www.bianepa.com 1039 Chimney Service A-1 ABLE CHIMNEY Rebuild & Repair Chimneys. All types of Masonry. Liners Installed, Brick & Block, Roofs & Gutters. Licensed & Insured 570-735-2257 CAVUTO CHIMNEY SERVICE & Gutter Cleaning Free Estimates Insured 570-709-2479 Say it HERE in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 1039 Chimney Service CHIMNEY REPAIRS Parging. Stucco. Stainless Liners. Cleanings. Custom Sheet Metal Shop. 570-383-0644 1-800-943-1515 Call Now! COZY HEARTH CHIMNEY ALL CHIMNEY REPAIR Chimney Cleaning, Rebuilding, Repair, Stainless Steel Lining, Parging, Stucco, Caps, Etc. Free Estimates Licensed & Insured 1-888-680-7990 570-840-0873 1042 Cleaning & Maintainence HOUSE CLEANING We would love to clean your home. We clean around your schedule. We clean weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly. We also do one time clean- ing. Call Eddie 570-677-0344 or online at www. empresacleaning. com 1054 Concrete & Masonry DEMPSKI MASONRY & CONCRETE All Phases Licensed & Insured No job too small. Free Estimates. 570-824-0130 DempskiMasonry.com C&C MASONRY & CONCRETE Absolutely free estimates. Masonry & concrete work. Specializing in foun- dations, repairs and rebuilding. Footers floors, driveways. 570-766-1114 570-346-4103 PA084504 COVERT & SONS CONCRETE CO. Give us a call, we’ll beat them all by 10%. 570-696-3488 or 570-239-2780 Wi l l i ams & Franks I nc Masonry - Concrete Brick-Stonework. Chimneys-Stucco” “NO JOB TOO SMALL” “Damage repair specialist” 570-466-2916 WYOMING VALLEY MASONRY Concrete, stucco, foundations,pavers, retaining wall sys- tems, dryvit, flag- stone, brick work. Senior Citizen Dis- count.570-287-4144 or 570-760-0551 1057Construction & Building GARAGE DOOR Sales, service, installation & repair. FULLY INSURED HIC# 065008 CALL JOE 570-735-8551 Cell 606-7489 Russ Keener Construction Windows, doors, siding, porches, decks, kitchen, baths, garages, & more. All home maintenance. Free estimates, Fully Insured PA079549 570-336-6958 1078 Dry Wall MIRRA DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing Textured Ceilings Licensed & Insured Free Estimates 570-675-3378 1084 Electrical GRULA ELECTRIC LLC Licensed, Insured, No job too small. 570-829-4077 SLEBODA ELECTRIC Master electrician Licensed & Insured Service Changes & Replacements. Generator Installs. 8 6 8 - 4 4 6 9 1093 Excavating All Types Of Excavating, Demolition & Concrete Work. Large & Small Jobs FREE ESTIMATES (570) 760-1497 EXCAVATING/MODULAR HOMES Custom excavating, foundations, land clearing, driveways, storm drainage, blacktop repair, etc. 570-332-0077 Skidster/Backhoe With Operator I can help make your spring projects a little easier. Fully Insured. Reasonably Priced. Free Estimates. Stan 570-328-4110 1099 Fencing & Decks ACTION FENCE SPRING SALE: Discounts on wood, vinyl, chain link, alu- minum and more! Call today for a FREE ESTIMATE! 1-888-FENCE-80 DECK BUILDERS Of Northeast Contracting Group. we build any type, size and design, staining & power- washing. If the deck of your choice is not completed within 5 days, your deck is free! 570-338-2269 1105 Floor Covering Installation ETERNITY FLOORING *Hardwood *Laminate *Ceramic *Porcelain Installations 570-820-0233 Free Estimates PA 089377 1129 Gutter Repair & Cleaning GUTTER CLEANING Window Cleaning Pressure washing Insured 570-288-6794 1132 Handyman Services #1 FOR ALL YOUR CONSTRUCTION NEEDS Interior & exterior painting. All types of remodeling. Front and back porches repaired & replaced Call 570-991-5301 GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 1132 Handyman Services All Your Home Repair Needs No Job Too Small Licensed & Insured Free Estimates Russell’s Property Maintenance 570-406-3339 DO IT ALL HANDYMAN Painting, drywall, plumbing & all types of interior & exterior home repairs. 570-829-5318 Mark’s Handyman Service Give us a call We do it all! Licensed &Insured 570-578-8599 1135 Hauling & Trucking A A C L E A N I N G A1 Always hauling, cleaning attics, cellar, garage, one piece or whole Estate, also available 10 &20 yard dumpsters.655-0695 592-1813or287-8302 AAA CLEANING A1 GENERAL HAULING Cleaning attics, cellars, garages. Demolitions, Roofing &Tree Removal. FreeEst. 779-0918or 542-5821; 814-8299 A.S.A.P Hauling Estate Cleanouts, Attics, Cellars, Garages, we’re cheaper than dumpsters!. Free Estimates, Same Day! 570-822-4582 AFFORDABLE Junk removal cleanups, cleanouts, Large or small jobs. Fast free estimates. (570) 814-4631 ALL KINDS OF HAULING & JUNK REMOVAL SPRING CLEAN UP! TREE/SHRUB TREE/SHRUB REMOV REMOVAL AL DEMOLITION DEMOLITION Estate Cleanout Estate Cleanout Free Estimates 24 HOUR SERVICE SMALL AND LARGE JOBS! 570-823-1811 570-239-0484 ALWAYS READY HAULING Moving, Deliver- ies, Property & Estate Cleanups, Attics, Cellars, Yards, Garages, Construction Sites, Flood Damage & More. CHEAPER THAN A DUMPSTER!! SAME DAY SERVICE Free Estimates 570-301-3754 CASTAWAY HAULING JUNK REMOVAL 823-3788 / 817-0395 Mike’s $5-Up Removal of Wood, Trash and Debris. Same Day Service. 826-1883 793-8057 1156 Insurance NEP NEPA A LONG LONG TERM CARE TERM CARE AGENCY AGENCY Long Term/Short Term Care Products Life Insurance Tax Deferred Annuities Medicare Supple- ment Plans Dental/Vision Estate Planning Ideas 570-580-0797 FREE CONSULT www nepalong www nepalong termcare.com termcare.com 1162 Landscaping/ Garden ARE YOU TIRED OF BEING RAKED? Specializing In Trimming and Shaping of Bush- es, Shrubs, Trees. Also, Bed Cleanup, Edging, Mulch and Stone. Call Joe. 570-823-8465 570-823-8465 Meticulous and Affordable. F Free ree E Estimates stimates BITTO LANDSCAPING & LAWN SERVICE 26 years experience, landscape designs, retaining walls, pavers, patios, decks, walkways, ponds, lighting, seeding, mulch, etc Free Estimates. 570-288-5177 Brizzy’s Arbor Care & Landscaping Tree trimming, pruning & removal. Stump grinding, Cabling. Shrub and hedge sculpting and trimming. Spring cleanup, retaining walls and repair. Free Estimates Fully Insured 570-542-7265 CO$T CO$T U LE$$ U LE$$ LANDSCAPING Specializing in Grass Cutting, Trimming of Shrubs & Hedges, & Mulching Call for estimates 570-239-4011 JAY’S LAWN SERVICE Spring clean-ups, mowing, mulching and more! Free Estimates 570-574-3406 O’NEIL’S Landscaping, Lawn Maintenance,Clean- ups, shrub trimming, 20 years experience. Fully Insured 570-885-1918 P PA ATRICK & DEB’S TRICK & DEB’S LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING Landscaping, basic handy man, house cleaning,painting, moving & free sal- vage pick up. AVAILABLE FOR SPRING CLEAN UPS! Call 570-793-4773 TOUGH BRUSH, mowing, edging, mulching, shrubs, and hedge trimming, tree prun- ing, garden tilling, Spring clean up. Accepting new customers this season. Weekly & bi-weekly lawn care. Fully Insured. Free Estimates 570-829-3261 Motorcycle for sale? Let them see it here in the Classifieds! 570-829-7130 1162 Landscaping/ Garden TREE REMOVAL Stump grinding, Haz- ard tree removal, Grading, Drainage, Lot clearing, Stone/ Soil delivery. Insured. Reasonable Rates 570-574-1862 1165 Lawn Care GRASS CUTTING Affordable, reliable, meticulous. Rates as low as $20. Emerald Green 570-825-4963 RAINERI’S LAWN CARE & SHRUBS Lawns Trimmed & Edged, Hedges Cut, Mulch & More Free Estimates 570-825-2779 570-954-2302 YARD CLEAN UP Attics & Basements Complete clean ups Garden tilling Call for quotes 570-954-7699 or 570-926-9029 1183 Masonry CONCRETE & MASONRY Brick, block, walks, drives, stucco, stone, chimneys and repairs. 570-283-5254 H O S CONSTRUCTION Licensed - Insured Certified - Masonry Concrete - Roofing Quality Craftsmanship Guaranteed Unbeatable Prices Senior Citizen Discounts Free Estimates 570-574-4618 or 570-709-3577 1189 Miscellaneous Service VITO’S & GINO’S Wanted: ALL JUNK CARS & TRUCKS Highest Prices Paid!! FREE PICKUP 288-8995 1195 Movers BestDarnMovers Moving Helpers Call for Free Quote. We make moving easy. BestDarnMovers.com 570-852-9243 1204 Painting & Wallpaper AMERICA PAINTING Interior/Exterior. 20 years experi- ence. Insured. Senior Discount 570-855-0387 David Wayne PAINTING Interior/Exterior QUALITY WORK AT A FAIR PRICE 570-762-6889 JACOBOSKY PAINTING Interior, & Exterior Painting, $50.00 off with this ad. Call 570-328-5083 Purebred Animals? Sell them here with a classified ad! 570-829-7130 1204 Painting & Wallpaper M. PARALI S PAI NTI NG Int/ Ext. painting, Power washing. Professional work at affordable rates. Free estimates. 570-288-0733 Serra Painting Book Now For Spring & Save. All Work Guaranteed Satisfaction. 30 Yrs. Experience Powerwash & Paint Vinyl, Wood, Stucco Aluminum. Free Estimates You Can’t Lose! 570-822-3943 WITKOSKY PAINTING Interior Exterior, Free estimates, 30 yrs experience 570-826-1719, 570-288-4311 & 570-704-8530 1213 Paving & Excavating DRIVEWAYS PARKING LOTS ROADWAYS HOT TAR & CHIPS SEALCOATING Licensed and Insured. Call Today For Your Free Estimate 570-474-6329 Lic.# PA021520 Mountain Top PAVING & SEAL COATING Patching, Sealing, Residential/Comm Licensed & Insured PA013253 570-868-8375 1228 Plumbing & Heating CARL KRASAVAGE & SON Heating, Plumbing, & Air Conditioning. No job too big or small. Let our expe- rience & knowledge work for you. Free Estimates. Call 570-288-8149 1252 Roofing & Siding EVERHART CONSTRUCTION Roofing, siding, gutters, chimney repairs & more. Free Estimates, Lowest Prices 570-855-5738 J.R.V. ROOFING 570-824-6381 Roof Repairs & New Roofs. Shingle, Slate, Hot Built Up, Rubber, Gutters & Chimney Repairs. Year Round. Licensed/Insured ŠFREE EstimatesŠ *24 Hour Emergency Calls* Jim Harden 570-288-6709 New Roofs & Repairs, Shingles, Rubber, Slate, Gutters, Chimney Repairs. Credit Cards accepted FREE ESTIMATES! Licensed-Insured EMERGENCIES SPRING ROOFING McManus Construction Licensed, Insured. Everyday Low Prices. 3,000 satisfied customers. 570-735-0846 1297 Tree Care GASHI AND SONS TREE SERVICE AND STUMP REMOVAL. Fully Insured. 570-693-1875 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished West Pittston, Pa. GARDEN VILLAGE APARTMENTS 221 Fremont St. Housing for the elderly & mobility impaired; all utilities included. Federally subsidized program. Extremely low income persons encouraged to apply. Income less than $12,400. 570-655-6555, 8 am-4 pm, Monday-Friday. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE WEST WYOMING 932 Shoemaker Ave. 1 bedroom, 1st floor, carpet, pri- vate drive. Gas heat, fridge, stove, w/d hookup. $425 plus utilities. No pets. 570-693-4226 WILKES-BARRE Mayflower Crossing Apartments 570.822.3968 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms - Light & bright open floor plans - All major appliances included - Pets welcome* - Close to everything - 24 hour emergency maintenance - Short term leases available Call TODAY For AVAILABILITY!! www.mayflower crossing.com Certain Restrictions Apply* WILKES-BARRE 72 W. River St. Spacious 1st floor, 1 bedroom in an Historic Colonial house. Next to Barre Hall on Wi l kes Campus. Hardwood floors. Washer & dryer inside unit. $650 plus security. 570-991-1619 WILKES-BARRE 1 bedroom. Heat & hot water included. $550 month + security required 973-879-4730 Looking for that special place called home? Classified will address Your needs. Open the door with classified! WILKES-BARRE 155 W. River St. 1 bedroom, some appliances included, all utilities included except electric, hardwood floors, Pet friendly. $600. 570-969-9268 WILKES-BARRE 2 bedrooms, includes heat and hot water, tenant pay electric. A/C unit. 1 year lease, $700/per month, Security deposit. Call Jean 570-825-3360 646-391-4638 WILKES-BARRE APARTMENTS FOR RENT! 425 S. FRANKLIN ST. For lease. Available immediately, wash- er/dryer on premis- es, no pets. We have studio & 1 bed- room apartments. On site parking. Fridge & stove pro- vided. 24/7 security camera presence and all doors elec- tronically locked. Studio - $450. 1 bedroom - $550. Water & sewer paid. One month security de-posit. Call 570-793-6377 or 570-208-9301 after 9:00 a.m. to sched- ule an appointment. Or email shlomo_voola @yahoo.com wilkesliving.com WILKES-BARRE LAFAYETTE GARDENS SAVE MONEY THIS YEAR! 113 Edison St. Quiet neighborhood. 2 bedroom apart- ments available for immediate occu- pancy. Heat & hot water included. $625 Call Aileen at 570-822-7944 Formerly The Travel Lodge 497 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre Rooms Starting at: Daily $44.99 + tax Weekly $189.99 + tax Microwave, Refrigerator, WiFi, HBO 570-823-8881 www.Wilkes BarreLodge.com WILKES-BARRE WILKES-BARRE LODGE LODGE 941 Apartments/ Unfurnished WILKES-BARRE Nice, 3 bedroom, 1st floor apartment. Close to Wilkes-Uni- versity and down- town Wilkes-Barre. Modern eat in kitchen, basement laundry + large stor- age area. $725 + gas and electric. Call 570-793-9449 Sell your own home! Place an ad HERE 570-829-7130 WILKES-BARRE NORTH NEAR GENERAL HOSP. 518 N. Main St. 3 bedrooms, 2nd floor, all wood floors. Stove, fridge included. Washer / dryer hookup. Eat in kitchen. Off street parking, 1 car. Ten- ant pays gas & electric. Water included. $525+ security, Call 570-814-1356 WILKES-BARRE NORTH, 777 N. Washington St. 1 bedroom, 1 bath, 2nd floor. Off- street parking. Garbage removal included. $450 /month, + utilities. Call 570-288-3438 WILKES-BARRE SOUTH Nice neighborhood. 1st floor, 2 bedroom. Wall to wall carpet. Off street parking. Washer/dryer. $575 + 1 month security, references & credit check. No pets. (570) 574-2249 WILKES-BARRE SOUTH SECURE BUILDINGS 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. Starting at $440 and up. References required. Section 8 ok. 570-357-0712 WILKES-BARRE SOUTH WELLES ST. Available Now. 2 bedrooms, 1st floor. New paint & carpet, heat, hot water, sewer & garbage included. $635 + security. Pets OK with approval. Section 8 Welcome. 570-589-9767 WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-University Campus Studio, 1, 2, 3 & 4 bedroom. Starting at $425. All utilities included. Call 570-826-1934 WILKES-BARRE TWP 3 bedroom. Includes heat, all appliances, washer / dryer, off street parking, back yard. $725 + security. 570-704-8134 WILKES-BARRE VICTORIAN CHARM 34 W. Ross St. 1 bedroom, 2nd floor. Most utilities included. Historic building is non smoking/no pets. Base rent $700/mo. Security, references required. View at houpthouse.com. 570-762-1453 WYOMING 1 bedroom, 2nd floor, off-street parking. Stove, fridge, washer, dryer included. Util- ities by tenant. $425 + Lease and- security. Non smok- ing. No pets. Call 570-693-1582 9am - 8pm WYOMING Updated 1 bedroom. New wall to wall carpet. Appliances furnished. Coin op laundry. $550. Heat, water & sewer included. Call 570-687-6216 or 570-954-0727 944 Commercial Properties DOLPHIN PLAZA Rte. 315 1,000 & 3,800 Sq. Ft. WILL DIVIDE OFFICE / RETAIL Call 570-829-1206 PITTSTON COOPERS CO-OP Lease Space Available, Light manufacturing, warehouse, office, includes all utilities with free parking. I will save you money! PITTSTON OFFICE SPACE Attractive modern office space. 2 suites available. Suite A-4 offices, plus restroom and storage includes utilities, 700 sq. ft. $650/month Suite B-2, large offices, 2 average size offices, plus restroom and stor- age plus utilities, 1,160 sq. ft. $1000/month Call Charlie 570-829-6200 944 Commercial Properties RETAIL BUILDING WILKES-BARRE TWP 12,000 sf. Route 309. Exit 165 off I81. 570-823-1719 315 PLAZA 1,750 SQ. FT. & 3,400 SQ.FT OFFICE/RETAIL 570-829-1206 WEST PITTSTON OFFICE SPACE Containing Six sepa- rate offices, 1 large meeting room. Seg- regated bathrooms. Kitchenette. Total recent renovation. Great location. Lot parking in rear. $3,500 monthly. Call 570-299-5471 950 Half Doubles ALDEN Available Now!!! 1st floor includes living room, dining room, kitchen, bath and sunroom. 2nd floor has 3 bed- rooms. Large fenced yard, with 25’x25’ paved patio. Off street parking, front and side porches. All appliances; stove, fridge, dishwasher, microwave above stove, w/d. Gas heat. Included is garbage, sewage and basic cable. $700 /mo + utilities. 1 month security and references 570-735-2989 570-510-2023(C) EDWARDSVILLE 3 minutes to Cross- valley Expressway & shopping. 2 bed- rooms, 1 bath, kitchen, dining, liv- ing rooms & base- ment. Washer/dryer hook-up. Newly re- modeled, 1,200 sq. ft. No smoking or pets. $600/month, + utilities, 1st month & security. Call 570-603-7338 HARVEYS LAKE 3 bedroom, 1 bath, eat-in kitchen, washer/dryer hook- up, off street park- ing. $700 + utilities. 570-606-7917 leave message KINGSTON 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1st floor laundry, new carpeting and paint. $590 + utilities 570-814-3838 KINGSTON Penn St. 1/2 Double, 2 bed- room. Newly remodeled. Gas Heat. Washer & dryer hookup, yard, parking. Section 8 Not Approved. No pets. $550 + utili- ties. 570-714-1530 KINGSTON TOWNSHIP Available immedi- ately. 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, back- yard, front porch, large kitchen, $570 per month, Call 570-332-5723 NANTICOKE HALF DOUBLE 3 bedrooms, Gas heat. Sewer & garbage included $575 month, + utili- ties, Call 570-740-7016 NANTICOKE Large 1/2 Double, 3 bedrooms, large kitchen, fenced in yard. $550 per month + utilities. Garbage & mainte- nance fees includ- ed. No Pets, 1 month security deposit. Refer- ences. Available May 1st. 477-1415 PITTSTON Remodeled 3 bed- room double block. Fenced yard. Pool. $700. Includes garbage, sewer & heat. First / last month’s rent + security. No pets. References. Avail- able May 7. Call 570-954-0655 PITTSTON TWP. MAINTENANCE FREE! 2 Large Bedrooms. Off-Street Parking No Smoking. $600 + utilities, security, last month. 570-885-4206 PLAINS 2 bedroom, modern quiet, w/w, w/d hookup, gas heat. $500. No pets. Security & lease. 570-332-1216 570-592-1328 WEST PITTSTON 3 bedrooms, eat in kitchen, hardwood floors, natural woodwork, garage. Walking distance to churches and schools. Non smok- ing, no pets. Call 570-655-2195 WILKES-BARRE 2 bedrooms, gas heat, no pets, $475/per month, + utilities and security Call 570-696-2543 WILKES-BARRE Parsons Section 3 bedroom. Off street parking. Pets welcome. $550/mo. Credit / Criminal check required. Call 570-266-5336 953Houses for Rent BACK MOUNTAIN JACKSON TWP. 3 bedroom home on Hillside Road. $650/mo + utilities. Lake Lehman School District. No pets. Call American Asphalt Paving Co., at 570-696-1181, ext. 243 between 7:00AM and 3PM Monday -Friday LINE UP A GREAT DEAL... IN CLASSIFIED! Looking for the right deal on an automobile? Turn to classified. It’s a showroom in print! Classified’s got the directions! DALLAS FOR SALE OR RENT Single home in gated retirement village. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage. Granite countertops, hard- wood floors, gas fireplace, appli- ances included. Quiet 55 plus com- munity. No Pets. One year lease. $1675/mo + utilities & security. Monthly maintenance fee included. 570-592-3023 953Houses for Rent DALLAS GREENBRIAR Well maintained ranch style condo features living room with cathedral ceil- ing, oak kitchen, dining room with vaulted ceiling, 2 bedrooms and 2 3/4 baths, master bed- room with walk in closet. HOA fees included. $1,000 per month + utilities. MLS#11-4063. Call Kevin Smith 570-696-5422 SMITH HOURIGAN 570-696-1195 HARDING Mt. Zion Road 6 rooms and bath, stove provided, washer/dryer hook- up, no pets or smoking. $650/ month, plus utilities, & security deposit. Call 570-388-2675 or 570-388-6860 953Houses for Rent KINGSTON 3 bedrooms, tiled bath & kitchen, car- peting throughout, finished basement room, refrigerator & stove, off-street parking, no pets, Fenced yard & shed. $800/month, + utilities, last & security. 570-256-0984 NANTICOKE Desirable Lexington Village Nanticoke, PA Many ranch style homes. 2 bedrooms $900 + electric only SQUARE FOOT RE MANAGEMENT 866-873-0478 SWOYERSVILLE Completely remod- eled Large 2 story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, single family home including refrigera- tor, stove, dish- washer & disposal. Gas heat, nice yard, good neighbor- hood,. Off street parking. Shed. No pets. $995 / month. 570-479-6722 953Houses for Rent WILKES-BARRE Duplex RENTAL first & second floor for rent. Kitchen, bed- room, living room & bath in each apart- ment. Included is refrigerator & stove in each apartment. First floor tenant has use of washer & dryer. Off-street parking. Heat, water & sewer included in the rent. Tenant responsible for electric only. Appli- cant to provide proof of income and responsible for cost of credit check. 1st floor rent is $600 per month, 2nd floor is $575 per month. Louise Laine 283-9100 x20 Prudential: 696-2600 GET THE WORD OUT with a Classified Ad. 570-829-7130 WILKES-BARRE 118 Sambourne St. 3 bedroom, kitchen, living room, dining room, basement $500/month + utilities, references & security. No pets. Call 570-824-4899 or 570-239-4340 953Houses for Rent WILKES-BARRE Safe Neighborhood One 3 Bedroom $625 One 2 bedroom $585 Plus all utilities, ref- erences & security. No pets. 570-766-1881 WYOMING Two Story single home,2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, wash- er & dryer hook-up. $675 per month plus utilities. Refer- ences and back- ground/credit check. Call 570- 540-3632 Leave message. 962 Rooms KINGSTON HOUSE Nice, clean furnished room, starting at $340. Efficiency at $450 month furnished with all utilities included. Off street parking. 570-718-0331 962 Rooms ROOM WANTED 55+ male, Pittston area. Would be there 11am Monday through 1am on Fri- day. 732-803-8786 LINEUP ASUCCESSFULSALE INCLASSIFIED! Doyouneedmorespace? A yard or garage sale in classified is the best way tocleanout your closets! You’re in bussiness with classified! 965 Roommate Wanted MOUNTAIN TOP Male homeowner looking for responsi- ble male roommate to share house. Minutes away from Industrial Park. Off street parking. Plen- ty of storage. Fur- nished room. Large basement with bil- liards and air hock- ey. All utilities includ- ed. $425. Call Doug 570-817-2990 WILKES-BARRE To share 3 bed- room apartment. All utilities included. $300/month 570-212-8332 971 Vacation & Resort Properties HARVEYS LAKE Furnished Summer Home. Weekly and/ or Monthly. Starting June to end of August. Washer & dryer. Free boat slips. Call for more details. 570-639-5041 Shopping for a new apartment? Classified lets you compare costs - without hassle or worry! 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