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A New LookThe Coal Mine Tourbegins a new seasonPage 2

Around TownThe latest happenings inour areaPage 4

CommunityCalendarPlan some fun for thefamily this weekendPage 13

by Stephanie LongoCNG EDITOR

The votes are in!We received ballots from readers through-

out the Triboro area both by mail andonline telling us who you felt was the“best” in our area in a variety of cat-egories. All of us at the Triboro Ban-ner would like to thank everyone whotook the time to vote; it is thanks toyou that we know who you feel is the“best of the best.”Although we feel that all the com-

munities that comprise the Triboroarea are wonderful, our readers be-lieve that Old Forge is the best town ofthem all and the best pizza in the “PizzaCapital of the World” can be found atSalerno’s Cafe (winner in best red,whiteand square categories) with GrandePizza in Moosic winning the best roundcategory. St. Michael’s Church wasdeemed to have the best pierogies, whileNana’s Pasta House has the best pasta.Arcaro and Genell’s was declared thewinner in the best Italian food category,as well as the best restaurant menu cat-egory and Café Rinaldi has the best risotto in theTriboro. The best wine selection is at AV Res-taurant. Readers chose Longhorn Steakhouseas the best restaurant and named Anthony’s inOld Forge as the best romantic restaurant, whileLucca was chosen as the best new restaurant. Thearea’s best soup is to be found at Salerno’s Cafeand the best wings, best burgers and best bar foodare at The Chicken Coop.Salerno’s Cafe also took home the award

for best bar and their bartender, Butch Maza-leski, was named the best in the Triboro area.AuRants won best beer menu accolades, whileMarie’s Diner won best breakfast and best brunchhonors. Mischello’s Old Forge diner won for thebest lunch. Arcaro and Genell’s was declared bestcaterer, while Grande Pizza won for best chees-esteak and best hoagies/subs. Mark Genell of Ar-caro and Genell’s was named best chef, while the

China Star in Old Forge was named best Chineserestaurant. The best cup of coffee is to be foundat the Old Forge Dunkin Donuts while the bestdessert is at K’s Kreamery, which also won best icecream honors. Marie’s Diner was named the best

diner and the Taylor Deli was named the bestdeli. Amy Shaffer of Terry’s Diner was namedbest server in the Triboro area.The best place to take someone on a first date

is Picc’s Ice Cream, while Julia’s Old Forge Ho-tel was named the best place to take out-of-townguests and K’s Kreamery was named the best placeto dine with kids.After enjoying all that food, if you’re look-

ing for the best place to work out in the Triboroarea, readers declared Anytime Fitness the placeto go. Near Me Yoga was named the area’s bestyoga studio. The best bank is Fidelity Bank andthe best barber shop is Serge’s Barber Shop. Thebest community park is the Miles Street Commu-nity Park in Old Forge and Picc’s Ice Cream wassaid to have the best customer service.The best auto parts store is Cee Kay’s One

Million Auto Parts and the best new-car dealeris Ertley Kia. To keep that new car sparkling,

Union Car Wash was named the best car wash.RonGretz was named the best contractor and thebest “fix it guy,” while Robert Wagner is the bestelectrician. Bob Skutek brought home awards forboth the best garage and gas station. The best ma-

son is Old Tyme Masonry and the bestoil company is Stassi AJ Coal and Oil.Ed Loftus is the best plumber.The best elementary school teacher

is Riverside’s Brittany Preslock, whilethere was a tie for best high school teach-erwith Riverside’s MeganGurlach andOld Forge’s Jen Churla taking homethe honors. Old Forge’s Michael Schu-back won as best coach.Kim Buggy of the Old Forge Police

Department was named best police of-ficer and state Rep. Sid Michaels Ka-vulich was named best politician. TheDivine Mercy and Old Forge Felittesefestivals tied for best picnic/bazaar.The best childcare provider is Nanny

Rose Childcare and the best dance stu-dio is Romar Dance Studio. Sal Diaz’sOympic Family and the Taylor Com-munity Center tied for best martial artsstudio.

The best drug store in the Triboro area is CVS,while the best dentist is Dr. ToddD.Habeeb. Thebest doctors are Dr. Mark Lyons and Dr. KennethSebastianelli. The best chiropractor is Dr. Antho-ny Zambetti. The best veterinarians are Dr. GaryHorsfield and Dr. Mohamed Gad. The best petgroomer is Diane’s Grooming.The best grocery store is Ray’s Supermarket

and the best hair salon is Secrets Hair Salon.The best funeral home is Kearney Funeral Homeand the best insurance agent is Michael Bulzoniof Allstate Insurance. The best lawyer is NoahKatz.The best deejay is Ray Nemetz, while the best

flower shop is Tomlinson Floral and Gift. Thebest place to buy an engagement ring is BoccardoJewelers and the best nail salon is DaVi Nails.The best travel agent is Rose Belotti and the bestwedding photographers are Montage Photographyand Kathy Moseleski.

The Readers Have SpokenTriboro Banner names annual Readers’ Choice winners

Old Forge was voted “best town.” In the photo: the Old Forgegirls and the Old Forge community stands during the National An-them for this year’s PIAA Class A championship game against Vin-centian Academy in March.

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Mine Car Refurbished as New Season Begins

From left: Lackawanna County commissioner Patrick M. O’Malley; commissioner Jim Wansacz; William Davis, deputy director of the county’s Parks and Recreation Department;and commissioner Edward G. Staback.

A piece of Lackawanna County’s storiedhistory in the mining industry was recentlyspruced up for the future.The 25-passenger mine car at McDade

Park’s Slope No. 190, which has been inoperation for 30 years, was completely re-stored and repaired by Belack Equipmentof Schuylkill County and returned for theLackawanna County Coal Mine Tour’s re-cent opening for the season.TheLackawannaCountyCommissioners

officially unveiled the new look on the car ata brief ceremony at the park as a tour groupprepared to descend some 300 feet into the

old anthracite mine, which dates back to the1860s, to capture a glimpse of the area’s richhistory in “black diamonds.”“The coal mine tour is an important part

of our parks system and a link to our pasthistory. The refurbishing of the car is longoverdue,” said commissioner Jim Wansacz.“It is important that we make a friendly firstimpression on our guests and maintain ourequipment in the tradition of the rich coalmining industry that serves as a trademark ofNortheastern Pennsylvania.”“The mine car and tour symbolize the

strength of Lackawanna County. Mining

was the foundation upon which our greatcommunity was built,” said commissionerPatrick M. O’Malley. “The restoration proj-ect and the model mine provide us with anopportunity to showcase our rich heritageand recognize those who were the backboneof the coal industry.”“This is a great project for our county,”

added commissioner Ed Staback. “By repair-ing and painting the mine car, we are pre-serving our rich mining past and celebratingthe success the mine has had in telling ourstory and sharing our heritage with visitorsfrom the region and literally around the

world.”The car has been in operation since the

tourist attraction opened back in 1985.According to William Davis, deputy

director for parks and recreation, BelackEquipment replaced the car’s roof and twodoors, fixed the bumpers and fabricated anew rear toolbox. The car was also sand-blasted, primed and painted bright yellow.The LackawannaCoalMineTour atMc-

Dade Park is open through Monday, Nov.30. For information on ticket prices, the one-hour tour, special accommodations or mineconditions, call 570-963-6463.

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The Triboro Youth Soccer team recently won the Greater Binghamton April Fool’s CupU10 championship with a score of 3-1. Team members are pictured, from left, front row:Anthony Mucciolo, Shamus Sullivan, Tyler Pepsin and Ronnie Prislupski. Middle row:Aidan Krieger, Hannah Johns, Brielle Reed and Joey Kulikowski, Back row: coaches DaveJohns, Ron Prislupski and Steve Kulikowski

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Around TownSons of Italy Meeting

Old Forge Sons of Italy, GloriaLodge, will meet on Monday, April 13,at 6:30 at Arcaro and Genell’s, 443S. Main St. Ticket returns for the up-coming pasta dinner are due at thismeeting.

Heritage NightThe Scranton Chapter of UNICO

National will host “Re-Discover YourItalian Heritage” on Tuesday, April 14,from 6-8 p.m., at Arcaro and Genell’s,443 S. Main St., Old Forge. The freeevent will include food tastings, Italianlessons and cultural information pre-sented by UNICO National executivedirector Andre’ DiMino. The event alsoserves as a membership drive wherepotential members can learn abouthow UNICO serves the community. Formore information or to reserve a seat,

call Chris DiMattio at 570-558-8519or email [email protected].

Cherry BlossomCommittee

The West Pittston Cherry Blossomcommittee will meet on Sunday, April12, at 5 p.m. in the school buildingbehind Corpus Christi Church, 605Luzerne Ave., West Pittston. Commit-tee members will be photographed onTuesday, April 14, for the upcomingfestival and are asked to wear theirWest Pittston Cherry Blossom shirts.

Commendation ofService

Ashley Sherer of Old Forge recent-ly received a recognition of serviceaward and a letter of commendationfrom the Office of Health and Human

Services of the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts for her participationin stopping an altercation in a res-taurant. The assailants were later ar-rested.

Bus TripThe United Methodist Church of

Pittston will host a bus trip to theAmerican Music Theater in Lancasterto see the “Fall Doo Wop Cavalcade”on Saturday, Sept. 12, with dinner atthe Shady Maple Smorgasboard. Thecost is $105, which includes transpor-tation, show ticket, dinner, driver tipand all other tips and taxes. The buswill leave the Pittston Plaza at 10 a.m.to arrive in time for the 2 p.m. show.Full payments are preferred with reser-vation or a deposit of $65 is request-ed with full payment due by Wednes-day, July 1. To make a reservation bySunday, May 31, call 570-603-1915.

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Students in Riverside HighSchool’s seventh-grade sci-ence class recently attendedthis year’s STEM (science,technology, engineering andmathematics) Academy. TheSTEM Academy presentedstudent teams with a varietyof challenges that explored allscience disciplines as theyrelated to STEM education.Teams consisted of four stu-dents in grades six througheight and one teacher.

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The following is a listing of Aprilevents at the Taylor Community Li-brary, 710 South Main St. To register forany event or for more information, call570-562-1234 or visit lclshome.org/b/taylor-community-library. The library isaccepting signups for anyone who wouldlike to join its “Battle of the Books” team.All teens in grades seven through 12 areeligible to join. The competition will beheld on Thursday, Aug. 13, at MarywoodUniversity. The library is also acceptinginquiries from area high school studentswho would like to do their senior projectsin conjunction with the library; those in-terested should call the library and ask foryoung adult service coordinator LorettaHeffernan.

April Events• Toddler Story Times: Thursdays,

April 9-30, from 10:30-11:15 a.m. Storytime for children ages 2 1/2 to 5. Registra-tion required.• Teen Reading Lounge: Saturday,

April 11, beginning at 1 p.m. The TeenReading Lounge is a free book club forteens in grades seven through 12. The li-brary’s selections are “I Am the Messen-ger” by Mark Zusak and “Unwind” by NealShusterman. Additional Teen ReadingLounges will be held on Wednesday, April22, at 6:30 p.m. and on Tuesday, April 28,at 6:30 p.m.• Young Adult Advisory Board Meet-

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through 12 who would like to suggestbooks, movies and music for purchase.• American Girl Story Time: Monday,

April 13, from 6:30-8 p.m. Story time forgirls to learn more about the AmericanGirl dolls that will include crafts and re-freshments. Raffle tickets for Grace Thom-as, 2015 American Girl Doll of the Year,are also available for 50 cents each or threefor $1. Ages 8-12, registration required.• Pancake Breakfast: Sunday, April 19,

from 8:30 to noon. The Taylor Commu-nity Library Young Adult Board is lookingfor volunteers to help with this breakfast.Hours will count for community service.Call the library for tickets or for more in-formation.• Read to Dogs: Monday, April 20,

from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Children can comeduring this time to read their favorite sto-ry to the dog of their choice. Registrationrequired.• NEPA Creative Writers Group:

Wednesday, April 22, beginning at 7 p.m.Biweekly meeting of local writers.• Brothers Grimm and Not So Grim

Fairy Tales: Thursday, April 24, begin-ning at 6:30 p.m. Charles Kiernan willspin Brothers Grimm fairy tales in theiroriginal spirit. Registration is required.

• Book and Bake Sale: Saturday, April25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. New and usedbooks plus a variety of homemade bakedgoods will be available for purchase.• Meet Junie B. Jones: Tuesday, April

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cently received an Army ROTC (ReserveOfficers’ Training Corps) scholarship toattend East Stroudsburg University.Scholarships are awarded on a meritbasis, reflecting academic achieve-ment, extracurricular activities, physi-cal fitness, specific performance or ac-complishment, leadership abilities andpersonal interviews. Scholarship recip-ients are enrolled as members of theArmy ROTC battalion at their colleges.

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Ron Stacchiotti entered his first seasonas Old Forge girls basketball coach undertough circumstances.He was replacing the retired Tom Gat-

to, who left his mark on the Lady Devils bydirecting them to the state Class A final in2014 with five seniors starters.Faced with the task of finding an en-

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playoffs,” Stacchiotti said. “I got them be-lieving in our system.”It began even before the 2014 class of

seniors had graduated from Old Forge,with Stacchiotti keeping his players activeas much as he could.“We played a lot of summer league to

get them experience at the varsity level,and then we went to camp and played likenine games in three days,” Stacchiotti said.“We had some stuff going on in the fallwith games, trying to get them some ex-perience playing varsity. I knew what theycould do and couldn’t do.”That they were able to accomplish

what they did despite having to succeedsuch a talented group says a lot about Stac-chiotti’s impact on the Lady Devils.“Nina (Pascolini) got a lot better at the

point guard position, Kelci (Yesnowski)hit some big shots for us down the stretch,Tori (Tansley, a first-team all-state pick bythe Pennsylvania Sportswriters) was greatinside,” Stacchiotti said. “Everybody had ajob to do, and everybody played their role.They knew what their role was, and theyplayed well doing that.“Gabby (Verespey) stepping in as a ju-

nior starter with the seniors really camethrough for us in the clutch. It was a teameffort, everybody pulling together and do-ing their job.”Stacchiotti was still tinkering with his

team as it hovered around the .500 mark,and had the foresight to adjust the LadyDevils defense during the season.“We tweaked our defense toward the

end of the regular season and going intothe district playoffs. I tried to play more ofa match-up zone,” Stacchiotti said. “Thekids were getting confused on what theywere supposed to do, who they were sup-posed to pick up and play, so what we didwas go back to a basic zone and it seemedthe last half of the season our defensestarted to play well because now they onlyhad a zone to worry about. We still fol-lowed people through, but we played morestraight-up.“They were confused, andwe [had gone]

over it in the summer, so we had to scrap

that. I told my assistants we had to scrapthis, and we had to go back to the draw-ing board and see kind of zone we wantedto play with the kids. It worked out at theend, because we played our zone defensepretty well.”With an 8-10 record, the Lady Dev-

ils beat Lackawanna Trail and Riversideto close out the regular season, then beatSusquehanna and Forest City to capturethe District 2 Class A title, accountingfor the first half of an eight-game winningstreak.The first-year coach continued to pull

the right strings at the right moments inthe state playoffs.“We adjusted it during games, like

against Shamokin (Lourdes Regional) wewent to a triangle-and-2 in the second half,the Millville game we went box-and-1 inthe second half,” Stacchiotti said. “Wetweaked it during the Phil-Mont (Chris-tian) game; we sagged and gave them theoutside shot.”It all worked magically as after halftime,

the Lady Devils outscored those threeteams by a combined 84-48 margin, hold-ing both Phil-Mont and Lourdes Regionalto 15 points apiece in the second half oftheir state wins.It was more dramatic in the state semi-

final win against Portage, overturning anearly 17-point deficit by holding Portage to23 points over the last 29 minutes in the45-42 double-overtime win.“Different games, we adjusted to what

their [opponent’s] strong suit was. Ourgame plans were mostly for defense,” Stac-chiotti said. “We never wanted to changewhat we did on offense; play your game onoffense and you’ll be alright.”Stacchiotti made all the right moves,

and was more than just alright. He was thestate Class A Coach of the Year.It was unexpected, yet well-deserved.Editor’s Note: In last week’s issue, River-

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Actor’s Circle: The Actor’s Circlewill present “The Miracle Worker” byWilliam Gibson at the Providence Play-house, 1256 Providence Road, Scranton,from Thursday, April 16, through Sunday,April 26. Thursday, Friday and Saturdayshowtimes are 8 p.m. and Sunday show-times are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12; $10for seniors and $8 for students. A previewperformance will be held on Thursday,April 16, at 8 p.m.; tickets for this perfor-mance are $8; $6 for students. Call 570-342-9707 for tickets or visit actorscircle.org for more information.

Pasta Dinner: The Old Forge Sonsof Italy, Gloria Lodge No. 815 will hosta penne pasta dinner in support of itsscholarship fund on Sunday, April 19,from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the FelitteseChapel Grounds, Third Street, Old Forge.The dinner is take out-only with drive-through service available. Walk-ins arewelcome. Tickets are $10. Pre-orders for

sauce are available for $6 per quart andmeatballs are $6 per pint. Call 570-498-0178 for tickets or to place an order.

Ukrainian Easter Dinner: St. Vladi-mir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church,428 N. Seventh Ave., Scranton, will hostits annual Easter dinner “Sviachene” cele-bration on Sunday, April 19, beginning atnoon in the parish center. Takeouts willbe available from 11-11:45 a.m. Ticketsare $13; $6 for children ages 6-12 and freefor children younger than 5. Call 570-346-4164 for more information or to re-serve a ticket by Tuesday, April 14. Therewill be no tickets sold at the door.

Quilting Presentation: The TriboroHistorical Society will meet on Tuesday,April 21, at 6:45 p.m. at the Taylor Com-munity Library, 710 S. Main St. The pro-gram for the evening will be “Quilting inNortheastern Pennsylvania and the His-tory Behind It.”

Library News: The Taylor Commu-nity Library, 710 S. Main St., Taylor, willhost a discussion of “Need You Now” byJames Grippando as a part of the “On theSame Page” Lackawanna County readinginitiative on Thursday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m.Books are available at the library. The li-brary is also hosting a raffle for the Ameri-can Girl 2015 “doll of the year,” GraceThomas. Tickets are 50 cents each or threefor $1. The drawing will be held on Tues-day, Sept. 8.

Seeking Classmates: The Taylor-Moosic High School Class of 1967 will hosta reunion celebration this summer. Class-mates are asked to contact Francis E. Zaleskiat 570-562-0703 for more information.

Bocce Tournament: The Old ForgeSons of Italy are sponsoring their thirdannual bocce tournament to benefit St.Francis Commons on Saturday, May 30,beginning at 8 a.m. at the Old Forge Bocce

Courts at Arcaro and Genell’s Restaurant.Teams are welcome on a first-come, first-served basis. Event sponsors for $100 andevent boosters for $50 are needed. Spon-sors will receive two tickets for all tourna-ment events. Sponsors and boosters will berecognized on tournament signage. Bocceteam registration is $100 for a four-manteam; $25 for alternates. Spectator ticketsare $25 and include breakfast, lunch din-ner and refreshments. For more informa-tion or to register, call 570-498-0178, 570-814-1215 or 570-499-8063.

Fly Fishing Summer Camp: KeystoneCollege, in conjunction with Trout Un-limited, will host a conservation and flyfishing summer camp for teens age 14-18from Sunday, June 14, through Saturday,June 20, on the college’s LaPlume campus.Some fishing experience is necessary andafter submission of application there is aselection process. Students will be housed

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on campus in dormitories and fed in the col-lege cafeteria. Students will be instructed onthe intricacies of fly fishing and they will alsolearn all about the sciences of fish biology,aquatic insect life, water quality manage-ment, aquatic vegetation and trout habitat.Instructors are from the Pennsylvania De-partment of Environmental Protection, thePennsylvania Department of Conservationand Natural Resources, the PennsylvaniaFish and Boat Commission, various countyconservation districts, local universities andTrout Unlimited. There is a fee of $275 forthe camp, but there are also scholarshipsavailable for low-income families. It is notnecessary to have or bring any equipment,all materials and equipment will be suppliedby Trout Unlimited. For an application or formore information, visit lackawannavalleytu.com or call 570-954-5042.

Signups Available: The Riverside JuniorVikings are hosting early signups on Thurs-day, April 10, from 6-8 p.m., at the TaylorCommunity Center, 700 S. Main St. Earlysignups are $55 for the first child and $15 foradditional children. The Riverside Junior Vi-kings also offer a $500 Vikings Helping Vi-kings scholarship to a player or cheerleaderwho graduated from the program. Partici-pants can also save an additional $10 on reg-istration if they bring a friend who was neverwith the organization. Payment plans are alsoavailable. All children from the RiversideSchool District and surrounding areas areeligible to join. Call 570-878-1466 for moreinformation.

International Dinner: St. Mary’s Byz-antine Catholic Church, 320 Mifflin Ave.,Scranton, will host an international dinneron Thursday, April 9, with seatings at 5:30and 6:30 p.m. This month’s theme is “South-ern Delight,” featuring lentil soup, beef Bour-guignon, mushroom brown rice and sautéedCreole green beans. The dessert will be peachcobbler supreme. Coffee, tea, soda and waterare included with meals. Tickets are $20 andthe deadline to purchase is Monday, April 6.Call 570-342-8429 for more information.

Film Festival: A Cary Grant film festivalwill be held onThursdays, April 9, 16, 23 and30, at the Taylor Community Library. Thefestival will feature “BringingUpBaby,” “TheTalk of the Town,” “Room for One More”and “Charade.” All films begin at 6:30 p.m.and include refreshments.

Bus Trip: A bus trip to see “Moses” atSight and Sound Theater in Lancaster willbe held on Friday, April 10, for the 2:45 p.m.show. Cost is $116 and includes bus seat,driver tip, show ticket, dinner, all tips andtaxes.Dinner is at the ShadyMaple Smorgas-bord following the show. Bus leaves PittstonPlaza at 10:45 a.m. A $58 deposit per personis required with reservations. To make a res-ervation or to request a flyer on the trip, call570-603-1915, leave a message if no answer.Trip is being sponsored by the United

Methodist Church Pittston Building Fund.

Spring Yard Sale: St. Mary’s Polish Na-tional Catholic Church, 200 Stephenson St.,Duryea, will host its spring yard sale on Sat-urday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain orshine. Space for tables is available for a $10rental; but you must bring your own table.Set-up time is 8 a.m. and vendors as well ascrafters are welcome. For table space reserva-tions, call 570-457-2291.

St. Joseph Breakfast: St. Joseph MelkiteChurch, 130 N. St. Francis Cabrini Ave.,Scranton, will host its annual St. Josephbreakfast on Sunday, April 19, from 8 a.m.to 1 p.m. Tickets are $7.50; $4 for childrenages 6-10 and free for children younger thanage 6. The breakfast menu will include eggs,ham, olives, pancakes, bread, juice and hotbeverages and take outs are available. Thechurch’s St. Joseph bread will also be avail-able for purchase. For more information, call570-343-6092, email [email protected] or [email protected] orvisit melkitescranton.org.

Softball Tournament:The fourth annualRobert V. Semenza softball tournament willbe held on Saturday, April 25, beginning atnoon, at Pagnotti Park. There will be a foodtent with risotto, porketta, sausage and pep-pers, hot dogs, hamburgers and other foods.T-shirts are available for $12 for youth smallthrough adult extra large sizes and $14 foradult sizes 2X-4X. Raffle tickets for a wheel-barrow of cheer and a handtruck of beer areavailable for $5 each. All proceeds will ben-efit the Moosic/Old Forge Softball Leagueand Debbie’s Dream Foundation: CuringStomach Cancer in memory of Robert V.Semenza. For purchases or for more informa-tion, call Robert Semenza at 570-840-7313,Michelle Zaykowski at 570-878-0248, GinaSallavanti at 570-575-2037 or Tony Dimat-tia at 570-335-5596. Raffle tickets are alsoavailable at Uniforms for All Sports in OldForge, 570-457-7977.

RailRiders Game: The Riverside High

School Yearbook Committee is hosting anight at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRid-ers game on Tuesday, May 19, beginning at6:35 p.m. The group will have premium seatsavailable and the group will be recognizedduring the game’s announcements. Cost is$8 per bleacher seat and $3 from each ticketwill directly benefit this year’s yearbook. CallStephanie McGee at 570-562-2121 or [email protected] for more informa-tion.Moosic Borough Taxes:Moosic Borough

TaxCollector Bryan Fauver informs boroughresidents that the 2015 borough taxes weremailed on Saturday, Feb. 28. The discountperiod ends on Thursday, April 30. Bills canbe paid at the Moosic Borough Building onMondays in March and April from 5:30-7p.m., and on Tuesdays during the same pe-riod at the Greenwood Hose Co. from 5:30-7 p.m. or by mail to the tax office at 715Main St.,Moosic. A receipt can bemailed tothose who provide a self-addressed stampedenvelope. Any property owner who doesn’treceive a bill should contact the tax office at570-677-5361 or by email at [email protected].

Tax Information: Old Forge Tax Col-lector Gary Propersi reports that the 2015Borough Taxes were mailed during the weekof Feb. 16. Rebate period as shown on thestatement will be in effect until Wednesday,April 15. Payments can be made daily atPeoples Security Bank, 216 S. Main Street,Old Forge or by mail to the tax office and areceipt will be mailed to those who enclose aself addressed, stamped envelope.Any property owner who doesn’t receive

a tax bill should contact the tax office at 570-457-6408, ext. 5.

Children’s Program: Triboro area chil-dren are invited to come to theTaylor Libraryand meet Junie B. Jones on Tuesday, April28, on 6:30 p.m. Registration is required.

Books, Volunteers Wanted: TheUniversity of Scranton’s Weinberg Me-morial Library is requesting book and tagsale donations for its annual spring sale,as well as volunteers to help with prepa-ration and staffing for the event, whichwill take place during the last weekendof April. All proceeds from the book salewill benefit the Friends of the WeinbergMemorial Library Endowment, whichsupports library collections and services.The Friends of the Weinberg MemorialLibrary, the library staff and volunteerswill conduct the event.

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The Triboro Banner will run a special “Voters Guide”for the May 19 primary election on

Thursday,May 7, in the Triboro BannerAll area candidates are invited to submit a brief statementand photo. These brief articles (250 words or less) will runfree of charge in that edition. To submit your notice, e-mail

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The library will accept any hardcover orpaperback books in good condition, includ-ing children’s books, cookbooks, fiction andnon-fiction. In addition, the library is collect-ing media and tag sale items.Donations may be placed in the boxes on

the Monroe Avenue side of the library. Do-nations will be accepted until Wednesday,April 22.This year’s book sale is scheduled for Sat-

urday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., andSunday, April 26, fromnoon to 4 p.m., in thefifth floor Heritage Room of the WeinbergMemorial Library. A special preview salewill be held on Friday, April 24, for Friends’members and Schemel Forummembers.For additional information or to volun-

teer, contact Barbara Evans at 570-941-4078.

Pancake and Sausage Breakfast: TheTaylor Fire and Rescue, 1137 Reynolds Ave.,will host a pancake and sausage breakfast onSunday, May 3, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ticketsare $7 and may be purchased at the door.

Craft Fair: Minooka Baseball will host acraft fair and yard sale on Saturday, May 16.Gates open at 8 a.m., with vendor setup at6 a.m.Contact Frank at 570-840-4654 for avail-

able sizes and prices.

Food Collection: The Taylor Communi-ty Library is currently collecting food for thearea food bank. Any canned, boxed or jarredfood item are being accepted. Items may bedropped off at the library during regular busi-ness hours.

Civil War Roundtable:The LackawannaHistorical Society hosts a Civil War Round-table the second Tuesday of each month atthe Catlin House, 232 Monroe Ave., at 7p.m. Membership is open to anyone withan interest in the Civil War era, 1861-1865.Yearlymembership dues are $20 for individu-als and $25 for families.Reservations are required. For more in-

formation, or to reserve your space, call570-344-3841 or email [email protected].

Tax Help: State Rep. Marty Flynn, D-Lackawanna, said his office has applicationsavailable for the state’s popular Property Tax/Rent Rebate program.

“Eligible residents can claim rebates onproperty taxes or rent paid in 2014, and the

deadline is June 30, so I recommend myconstituents get a head start on filing theirclaims,” Flynn said. “If help is needed, don’thesitate to come to my office for free assis-tance.”

Flynn’s office is located at 409 N. MainAve. in Jay’s Commons, Scranton; thephone number is 570-342-4348.This program benefits Pennsylvania resi-

dents 65 or older, widows and widowers 50or older, and disabled people 18 or older.The filer’s income must not exceed $35,000a year for homeowners or $15,000 a year forrenters, and half of Social Security incomeis excluded.

Applications can also be filed onlineat www.revenue.pa.gov or by calling (888)222-9190. Rebates will be distributed begin-ning July 1.

Additionally, changes to the programlast year, which Flynn supported, now al-low rebate claims to be filed by spouses, per-sonal representatives or estates on behalf ofdeceased claimants who meet all qualifyingcriteria and lived at least one day in 2014,rather than the entire year. Another changeexcludes Social Security cost-of-living ad-justments from being considered, in case theCOLA pushes an applicant out of eligibility.Last year, more than $276 million in

property tax and rent rebates were sent tomore than 578,000 homeowners and rentersthroughout Pennsylvania.

New Books:The Taylor Community Li-brary now has the “Wicked History” bookseries available for loan to Triboro-areateens. For more information, call 570-562-1234.

Coat, Blanket Collection: State Rep.Marty Flynn urges residents to drop off usedor gently worn coats and blankets at his dis-trict office for his annual winter coat drive tobenefit area children and adults.Flynn’s office will collect the coats and

blankets during the next several weeks andthen donate them to local shelters.“The only thing we ask is that the items

are clean and in usable condition, so theycan get into the hands of those who needthem immediately,” Flynn said.Coats may be dropped off from 9 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Flynn’soffice in Jay’s Commons, 409 N. Main Ave.,Scranton.

Combined Reunion: Taylor-MoosicHigh School classes of 1962-1966will hold acombined reunion on Saturday, Oct. 17. Forinformation, send an email to [email protected].

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MOOSIC POLICEOfficers responded to more than 75 calls

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DUI call at the intersection of Birney Ave-nue andWarner Street, a suspicious personreport in Belin Village and possible druguse on the 500 block of Orchard Street.They also responded to an alarm on the4100 block of Birney Avenue and a roadhazard on the 4500 block of Birney Av-enue. Officers also made a welfare check

on the 3300 block of Birney Avenue andresponded to a panic alarm on the 4000block of Birney Avenue.On March 29, officers assisted the Old

Forge Police Department at Dooley’s andresponded to a panic alarm on the 3300block of Pittston Avenue. They also re-sponded to a burglar alarm at PreferredMeals and an alarm on the 2300 block ofRobinson Street.On March 30, officers responded to an

alarm on the 4800 block of Birney Avenueand a burglary on the 500 block of OrchardStreet. They also responded to a propertydispute at Beckett Close and a domesticdispute on the 4100 block of Birney Av-enue.On March 31, officers responded to a

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3700 block of Winfield Avenue. Officersalso responded to an accident on the 3600block of Birney Avenue and a theft at theShoppes at Montage. They also respondedto a call of property damage on Glenmau-ra National Boulevard and an assault onVerne Close.On April 1, officers responded to an

activated alarm on Fitzgerald Drive andassisted the Scranton Police Departmentat Preferred Meals. They were dispatchedto a call regarding malfunctioning trafficlights on the 3800 block of Birney Avenueand a call regarding a suicidal male on the1000 block of Springbrook Avenue. Theyresponded to a stolen license plate call onWilliams Street and a domestic dispute onthe 500 block of Park Street.On April 2, officers responded to a

structure fire on the 500 block of CoreyStreet. They also responded to an accidenton the 600 block of Cotter Street and anassault on Route 502. They also respondedto alarm calls on Gleason Drive, KiplingDrive, Glenmaura National Boulevard andBirney Avenue. They were also dispatchedto an accident on the 4000 block of Shop-pes Boulevard. They also responded to acall regarding an erratic driver on MontageMountain Road and a harassment call onthe 600 block of Spring Street. Officerswere dispatched to a trespassing report onthe 200 block of Spring Street and a callregarding a reckless driver on GlenmauraNational Boulevard. They also respondedto a malfunctioning traffic light report atthe intersection of Davis Street and Mon-tage Mountain Road and a disorderly con-duct call on Glenmaura National Boule-vard.On April 3, officers responded to a

malfunctioning traffic light report on the2500 block of Birney Avenue and assistedthe fire department on the 3300 block ofBirney Avenue. They responded to alarmcalls on the 800 block of Grace Lane andGlenmaura National Boulevard. Theywere dispatched to a domestic disturbanceon Third Street and made a welfare checkon Springbrook Avenue. They respondedto a public nuisance on the 4200 block ofBirney Avenue.On April 4, officers responded to an

alarm call on Kipling Drive and on the4700 block of Birney Avenue. They alsoresponded to a public nuisance on the4100 block of Birney Avenue and a high-way hazard at the intersection of Hol-

lenback Street and Birney Avenue. Theywere dispatched to an animal complainton the 3600 block of Winfield Avenue andmade a welfare check on the 4100 block ofBirney Avenue. They were also dispatchedto an abandoned vehicle call at the inter-section of Glenmaura National Boulevardand Montage Mountain Road.

OLD FORGE POLICEOfficers responded to more than 15 calls

between March 29 and April 4.On March 29, officers were dispatched

to the 110 block of Little League Road inTaylor to investigate reported domesticviolence. Officers responded to a reportedfight in the 100 block of Oak Street.On March 31, officers made a traffic

stop in the 900 block of Moosic Road andcharges were filed for drug paraphernalia.Officers were dispatched to the 700 blockof Oak Street to investigate a suspiciousmale knocking on a residential door. Anactivated burglary alarm sent officers toAce Hardware in the 600 block of MainStreet. Officers were dispatched to the 400block of Center Street to investigate re-ported domestic violence.On April 1, officers were dispatched

to the 200 block of East Morton Streetto investigate a reported suspicious malewhich resulted in one suspect in custodyfor MV theft and public drunkenness. Of-ficers were sent to the 100 block of SouthMain Street to investigate reported publicdisturbance and a welfare check.On April 2, officers were dispatched to

the 800 block of Sibley Avenue to inves-tigate a reported neighbor dispute. Officerswere sent to the 300 block of South MainStreet to investigate a reported suspiciousperson. Officers were dispatched to the100 block of North Main Street to inves-tigate a reported male shoplifting. Officersresponded to a suicidal female in the 200block of Smull Street.On April 3, officers were dispatched to

the 100 block of Jones Street to investigatea reported missing juvenile. Officers weredispatched to the 100 block of Keyser Av-enue to investigate reported threats anddisorderly conduct. Officers made a pedes-trian stop in the 500 block of North MainStreet due to a suspicious male. An acti-vated burglar alarm sent officers to the 400block of South Main Street.On April 4, officers were dispatched to

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201 Penn Avenue

Suite 400

Scranton PA 18503

www.wglaw.com

Noah Katz

570.961.2706

[email protected]

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Triboro Banner, April 9 2015