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Principal named at Blue Ridge

BY STACI WILSON Blue Ridge School Board accepted the resignation Monday night of L. Scott Jeffery as high school principal. Jeffery was introduced last Monday…


No change with Elk Lake’s reorganization

BY MIKE RUDOLF Elk Lake’s school board gathered last Tuesday (Dec. 7) to reorganize, but essentially left the leadership intact. Chuck Place was reelected president…



Commissioners make board appointments

BY STACI WILSON Committee and board appointments took up the bulk of the county commissioners’ business meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 8. John Butler, Bernard Griffin…



Housing supporters seek federal aid

BY ROBERT SWIFT Times-Shamrock Writer Shortages of affordable housing in the Marcellus Shale drilling boom region can be addressed if Congress helps finance a newly…



Lady Foresters eyeing Div. III title

BY MARTY MYERS Times-Shamrock Writer Forest City will be trying to win its second Division III crown in three years as Lackawanna League girls’ basketball…


Taxidermist all about details

BY KEVIN WOODRUFF When Pete Waldenberger takes in a new animal to mount for his taxidermy business, his main priorities are detail and quality. Waldenberger,…


Sports schedule

Friday, Dec. 10 Boys’ Basketball – Elk Lake at Carbondale, 6 p.m.; Blue Ridge at Sayre Tip-Off Tournament, 5:30 p.m.; Montrose home against Riverside, 7:15…