Crash kills trapped driver

BY STACI WILSON An unidentified 49-year-old man was killed Monday afternoon, May 4, after he was trapped inside a vehicle that caught fire in a…


Blue Ridge hires business director

BY STACI WILSON The Blue Ridge School Board hired a district business manager Monday, May 5. Brian Dolan, of Scranton, will take on the position…


Fire destroys historic home

BY STACI WILSON Fire destroyed a historic Montrose home Monday afternoon. Reports indicate the cause of the blaze is under investigation but not considered suspicious….


Special Olympians beat the snow

BY JOHN LUND Times-Shamrock Writer “And they’re off!” When Area P manager Joe Lillis echoed the familiar start call through Tunkhannock Area High School Memorial…


Contract questions heat up MV

BY TOM FONTANA Correspondent Last fall, the Mountain View board was confronted by a crowd of about 100 teachers and taxpayers concerning the district’s ongoing…


$3M shortfall in projected MV budget

BY TOM FONTANA Correspondent Mountain View business manager Joseph Patchcoski offered the district directors a projected 2015-16 budget when they met Monday night, April 27….


Access to county information questioned

BY STACI WILSON A candidate for Susquehanna County Commissioner questioned the current office holders about the county’s procedures for citizens to get information. Candidate Edna…


Fractivist hit with $1000 fine

BY STACI WILSON Natural gas opponent Vera Scroggins was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine Thursday, April 22, for contempt of a court order that…