Times Leader 09-21-2013
Times Leader 09-21-2013
Times Leader 09-21-2013
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Beginning today, scores of
would-be callers in Northeastern
and Central Pennsylvania will hear
a computerized message on their
phones instructing them to hang up
and dial local numbers again using
both the area code and number.
Its a day Bob Rossi has seen
coming for years.
The Hazleton sign maker, who
owns Rossis Graphics, said hes
been adding the 570 area code
to the majority of clients signs,
marketing items and other things
that display the companies phone
numbers for years. Those custom-
ers are appreciative now that the
states mandated 10-digit dialing
for the entire 570 area code region
has gone into effect.
I knew they were going to
eventually do it, Rossi said of the
10-digit dialing, so he took it upon
himself to either add the area code
to products he prints or to encour-
age others to make sure they did so.
While things have been quiet for
him, he expects to begin receiving
calls soon from business owners
seeking new signs and banners.
People usually wait until the last
minute, Rossi said.
Debbie Dourant, owner of
Fieseler Signs in Pittston, said she
thought she would see a spike in
calls from business owners look-
ing for new signs and banners. She
was disappointed. I really didnt,
she said, theorizing that business-
es either dont have the money to
spend on sign changes or theyre
hoping customers will just get in
the habit soon enough of dialing
the area code with all local calls.
Michelle Levine, owner of Fast
Signs in Wilkes-Barre, said she
thinks once people start to realize
the change is in effect, shell begin
to get calls from businesses seeking
a 570 addition.
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Area priest accused of having sexwith boy
SCRANTON A priest who
has served at more than a dozen
Northeastern Pennsylvania parish-
es including several in Luzerne
County has been suspended from
his post in Old Forge after he alleg-
edly was caught in a car on a college
campus having sex with a boy.
Security ofcers at Penn State
Worthington Scranton say they dis-
covered the Rev. William Jeffery
Paulish, 56, parked in a red Toyota
Thursday night with a 15-year-old
boy who wasnt wearing any pants,
according to an afdavit.
The priest told investigators he
arraigned the liaison via postings on
the website Craigslist, Lackawanna
County Deputy District Attorney
Jennifer McCambridge said Friday
night.
Paulish initially told police he was
walking around campus working on
his homily, according
to the afdavit. He
said he encountered
the boy by chance,
learned that the teen
was in emotional dis-
tress and was coun-
seling the youth,
police said.
Under questioning at the Dunmore
police station, Paulish allegedly
admitted having placed an ad in
the casual encounters section of
Craigslist in search of companion-
ship. He said he received an email
from an unknown male and agreed
to meet at the college, according to
police.
Paulish stated he asked the male
approximately three times if he was
18 years old, police wrote. The af-
davit does not indicate whether or
Paulish
10-digit dialing may be
hang-up for businesses
Sign company owners foresee food
of requests as businesses update
materials with 570 area code
Clark Van Orden | the times Leader Photo
Pizza Fellas on South Main Street, Wilkes-
Barre, does not include the area code on
its outdoor sign. Starting today, anyone
dialing a phone number within the 570 area
code must dial the area code and seven-
digit phone number in order for the call to
be placed.
WHO IS IMPACTED?
the change to 10-digit dialing within
the 570area code impacts those
people in all or parts of 29 counties
stretching fromthe Harrisburg area
in the south to the Poconos in the
east, the Newyork state line in the
north and Clinton County in the
west. Lackawanna, Luzerne and
Wyoming counties are among them.
See DIALING | 10A
EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
PLAINS TWP. Flood
victim James Herron Jr.
said Friday he needs a lit-
tle more time to nd a per-
manent residence. Federal
authorities believe he has
exhausted all his resourc-
es including his stay in
a Federal Emergency
Management Agency-
supplied trailer at the East
Mountain Ridge Mobile
Home Park.
Federal prosecutors led
a civil complaint against
Herron seeking to repos-
sess the trailer at Lot 446,
the only FEMA trailer left
in the park.
Its only me and my two
boys, Herron said, noting
his sons are 13 and 15. Im
trying to do my best; Im
working on making pay-
ments on a trailer, but its
hard when you only make
$400 in welfare and Im
ghting disability after I
got hit by a backhoe.
Herron was living in
Exeter Township along
state Route 92 in a beau-
tiful house, he said, when
the Susquehanna River
ooded in September
2011. The river reached a
record crest of 42.66 feet
that destroyed his home
and possessions, he said.
Herron and his sons
in November 2011 were
provided a temporary
housing unit, a trailer, in
East Mountain Ridge. By
accepting the FEMA trail-
er, Herron had a duty to
obtain and occupy alter-
nate housing at the earliest
Flood victimin jeopardy
of losing FEMAtrailer
Prosecutors allege James
Herron Jr. has not done
enough to fnd a new,
permanent place to live
Clark Van Orden | the times Leader Photo
James Herron Jr. was told he had 15 days to vacate this trailer on
Sept. 7, 2012.
See TRAILER | 10A
WASHINGTON
Charting a collision course
with the White House,
the Republican-controlled
House approved legisla-
tion Friday to wipe out
the three-year-old health
care law that President
Barack Obama has vowed
to preserve and simul-
taneously prevent a par-
tial government shut-
down that neither party
claims to want.
The American people
dont want the govern-
ment shut down, and they
dont want Obamacare,
Speaker John Boehner
said as members of his
rank and le cheered at
a celebratory rally in the
Capitol moments after the
230-189 vote. He stood at
a lectern bearing a slogan
that read, #Senate must
act.
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid said it will
but not the way Boehner
and his Republican con-
tingent want. Assured
of enough Senate votes
to keep the government
open and the health care
law in existence, the
Nevada Democrat accused
Republicans of attempt-
ing to take an entire law
hostage simply to appease
the tea party anarchists.
Behind the rhetoric lay
the likelihood of anoth-
er in a series of com-
plex, inside-the-Beltway
brinkmanship episodes
as conservative House
Republicans and Obama
struggle to imprint wide-
ly differing views on the
U.S. government.
In addition to the threat
of a partial shutdown
a week from Monday,
administration ofcials
say that without passage
of legislation to allow
more federal borrowing,
the nation faces the risk
of a rst-ever default
sometime in the second
half of next month.
House Republicans
intend to vote to raise the
nations debt limit next
week to prevent that from
happening. But they have
House opens fre
in budget fght,
kills Obamacare
GOP signals its
willingness to
battle White House
DAVID ESPO
AP Special Correspondent
ROGER DUPUIS
rdupuis@timesleader.com
The Rev. WilliamJefery Paulish was based in Old
Forge, but had served Luzerne County parishes
See FIGHT | 10A
See PRIEST | 10A
HARRISBURG Gov.
Tom Corbett Friday nomi-
nated Dallas resident Ellen
M. Ferretti to the cabinet-
level post of secretary of the
Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources.
Ferretti had been serving
as deputy
s e c r e -
tary for
Parks and
Fore s t r y
until ear-
lier this
s u m m e r
when she
was named
acting secretary of the
Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources.
Ferretti accepted that post
in June after Corbett asked
for and received former
Secretary Rick Allans resig-
nation.
Allan, 60, a native of
Wilkes-Barre and now liv-
ing in Cumberland County,
had served in the post since
March 2011.
Corbett
nominates
Ferretti
BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
The Dallas resident
would replace Rick Allan
as DCNR secretary
Ferretti
See FERRETTI | 2A
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Divorces sought and fled in the
Luzerne County Prothonotarys Ofce
fromSept. 16 through 20
Frank Bullock, Exeter, and Maryann
Bullock, Dupont
Geraldine Bevan, Dallas, and Robert
Bevan Sr., Harveys Lake
Jill Struckus, Wyoming, and Robert
Granick, Wyoming
Melanie Peternel, Roaringbrook
Township, and Robert Perternel,
Shickshinny
Walter Geiger Sr., Wilkes-Barre, and
Marjorie Geiger, Hanover Twp.
Jannene Pelchar, Shavertown, and
John Pelchar, Jr., Shavertown
Laura Mullery, Ashley, and Matthew
Mullery, Hanover Township
Brian Ealey, Tobyhanna, and Susan
Ealey, Plains Township
Marriage license applications fled in
the Luzerne County Register of Wills
Ofce fromSept. 16 through 20:
Stephen Zachary Jarrett, Kingston,
and Eileen Frances McGeehan,
Wyoming
Mark Jacob Deleeuw, Swoyersville,
and Molly Marie Giles, Swoyersville
Donald Boyd Lunger Jr., Benton, and
Ashley Elizabeth Barchik, Benton
Hugh Caldwell Taylor III, Mountain
Top, and Jonnelle Melissa Vinton,
Mountain Top
Michael David Richards, Sugarloaf,
and Linda Kay Kaplafka, Lost Creek, Pa.
Justin Daniel Kreitzer, Nanticoke, and
Alisha Amber Saxe, Nanticoke
Paul Lawrence Delaney, Wyoming,
and Jacqueline Alexandria Stone,
Wyoming
WilliamJohnathan Streif, West
Pittston, and Jessica Diane Plassio,
West Pittston
Christopher George Wash, Harding,
and Marta Iwona Dylewski, Harding
Ross Michael Boyle, Plains Township,
and Kristen Ann Siskovich, Plains
Township
Angelo Michael Gadola Jr., Hazle
Township, and Stacy Renee Jepko,
Hazle Township
Christopher Byron Hall, Clarks
Summit, and Tracey Marie Gavlick,
Wilkes-Barre
Kevin Clancy Boylan, Kingston, and
Abigail McElroy Faett, Kingston
MatthewAlan Selemon, Hazleton, and
Ashley Elaine Panzarella, Hazleton
Eric John Samanas, Kingston, and
Caitlin Bolinger, Kingston
Slawomir Bob Poczatek, Freeland,
and Lenora Betty Stephens, Freeland
James Charles Roccograndi,
Kingston, and Desirea Mark Harmon,
Kingston
Randall Thomas Johnson, Nescopeck,
and Paula Buholski, Dunmore
Kevin Michael McCandeless,
Hamilton, N.J., and Kristin Marie
ODonnell, Hamilton, N.J.
Randy Jay Royce Jr., Savannah, Ga.,
and Sarah Margaret Bryk, Pittston
Kevin Wesley Smith, Wilkes-Barre, and
Geraldine Viola Yablonski, Wilkes-Barre
Addresses unavailable for the following:
Kevin James Makarewicz Jr. and
Amanda Marie Wisneski
Eric MatthewCatalogna and
Randilynn Keiser
Joel Andres Tamares Reyes and
Monica Marrero Tamayo
Leo Anthony Insalaco and Patricia
Kelly Williams
Jason Gesek and Kristen Miller
PuBLIC RECORD
WILKES-BARRE A campaign rally for
Joe Caffrey, candidate for Wilkes-Barre Area
School Board, will be held 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday at The Woodlands Inn and Resort,
Route 315, Plains Township. Tickets are $30
and can be obtained at the door or by calling
570-905-4960.
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP The
next meeting of the Wilkes-Barre Township
Democratic Organization will be 7 p.m. Oct. 8
at the Wilkes-Barre Township American Legion,
Post 815. Plans for the upcoming rally will be
discussed. All township residents are invited to
attend. Chairman John Quinn will preside.
EDWARDSVILLE New recycling contain-
ers are available for pickup by Edwardsville
residents only at the Department of Public Works
Garage, Hoblak Street, between 7:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. weekdays. Proof of residency is required.
LUZERNE The rebate period for Wyoming
Valley West School taxes ends Sept. 26. Payments
can be made at the borough building, 144
Academy St., from 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays and 1 to
3 p.m. Saturdays. The building is handicapped
accessible.
Beginning Sept. 27, hours are 6 to 7 p.m.
Mondays and 1 to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
When making payments, present the entire
bill if a receipt is requested. If mailing payment,
include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
For those paying on the installment basis, the
second payment is due Oct. 11 and the third on
Nov. 25. A 10 percent penalty is added to install-
ment payments made after their respective due
dates.
The 2013 county/municipal real estate and
municipal per capita taxes are being accepted at
penalty value through Dec. 31.
MuNICIPAL BRIEFS
POLITICAL BRIEFS
JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
SCRANTON A former
fast-food restaurant worker
has sued the owners of the
Shavertown McDonalds
where he worked, claiming he
could not access his payroll
debit card to collect his wages
after he was fired last year.
Michael Rogers, 24, of
Bennett Street, Luzerne,
is owed between $190 and
$240, said attorney Michael
Cefalo, who represents him
in the lawsuit filed Friday in
Lackawanna County Court.
The filing named Albert and
Carol Mueller, owners of the
McDonalds on state Route
309 in the Back Mountain,
as defendants. They also
are defendants in a class-
action suit filed by Cefalo &
Associates of West Pittston
regarding the use of debit
card with fees to pay workers.
Rogers suit deals with
alleged violations of the state
Wage Payment and Collection
Act and is separate from
the class-action suit, Cefalo
said.
The complaint was filed in
Lackawanna County because
the Muellers business, Albert
and Carol Mueller LTD
Partnerships, is located in
Clarks Summit, Cefalo said.
According to the complaint,
Rogers was hired to work at
the McDonalds restaurant on
April 12, 2012, at an hourly
rate of $8.25 until he was ter-
minated on June 30, 2012.
He was not paid for his
last pay period from June 17
to June 23, the suit states.
On July 14, 2012, he tried to
access the JP Morgan Chase
Payroll Debit Card issued
by McDonalds only to be
informed that the card was
in unauthorized use status,
the suit states.
More than a year later
Cefalo contacted the law
firm of Littler Mendelson
of Philadelphia, which rep-
resents McDonalds, and
demanded payment for
Rogers. But attorney Matthew
Hank of the law firm replied
in a July 24 letter, Our
client has reviewed its
records and confirmed that
Mr. Rogers has been paid all
of his wages.
Rogers is seeking payment
of his remaining wages, attor-
neys fees, interest, costs and
damages.
Ex-McDonalds worker alleges he is owed wages
Michael Rogers, 24, of
Luzerne, claims restaurant
failed to pay him between
$190 and $240
WILKES-BARRE A
Pittsburgh man has led a law-
suit against the Mohegan Sun at
Pocono Downs casino, alleging
he was visibly intoxicated and
workers continued to serve him
beverages, leading to alcohol poi-
soning.
Nicholas Mullins led the
suit this week through his
attorney, Stewart Niemtzow, of
Havertown, requesting $50,000
in monetary damage.
Mullins says in the suit he
was at the casino in November
2011 playing poker with $4,000
in gambling chips over a several-
hour period. During that span,
Mullins alleges he was served
between 10 and 15 alcoholic
drinks, was visibly intoxicated
and was asked by workers to
leave.
Workers learned Mullins was
a military veteran and called
the Veterans Administration
Hospital for assistance.
Mullins had to stay at the hos-
pital for a number of days because
he had suffered from alcohol poi-
soning, the lawsuit states.
WILKES-BARRE A
Shavertown couple has led a
lawsuit against a beauty salon
after their daughter allegedly
was bitten by the salon owners
dog.
Gary and Christine Vincelli
reled the suit this week
through their attorney, Michael
Lombardo, III, against Theresa
Perry, of Dallas.
According to the suit,
Christine Vincelli was with her
young daughter at Perrys salon
in February 2012 for about two
hours. When the Vincellis were
leaving, the girl went to pet
Perrys Jack Russell Terrier, Jack.
The dog, which previously had
injured two other patrons, bit the
girls cheek and lip, the lawsuit
states.
The suit alleges carelessness,
negligence and recklessness in
that Perry allowed her dog to
remain at the salon despite the
previous incidents and that Perry
allowed the dog to roam free and
didnt restrain it.
The suit requests monetary
damages for past and future sur-
geries the girl needs for perma-
nent scarring as well as pain and
suffering.
WILKES-BARRE The
trial of ve men charged with
causing a riot at an area state
prison has been rescheduled to
begin in December.
The ve men were sched-
uled to be tried on charges they
caused a riot in 2010 at the
State Correctional Institution at
Dallas, but they appeared before
Luzerne County Judge Lesa Gelb
on Thursday where a continu-
ance of their Sept. 30 trial was
requested.
Derrick Stanley, 43, Anthony
Locke, 34, Andre Jacobs, 31,
Carrington Keys, 32, and Duane
Peters, 41, claim they were
being retaliated against after
civil complaints and complaints
with several other agencies were
led against several corrections
ofcers. The men covered and
tied their cell doors and had to
be removed from their cells in
the prisons restrictive housing
unit, police said. The inmates
said they attempted to get the
attention of prison guards to talk
about the injustices they were
receiving.
Stanley, Locke, Jacobs and
Keys represent themselves in the
case with the assistance of stand-
by counsel.
Gelb said a pretrial hearing
will be held on Oct. 11 and that a
trial will begin with jury selection
on Dec. 9.
COuRT BRIEFS
Writ issuedtoseize former judges unclaimedproperty
Government pursues utility refunds of
less than $20 owed to a Mark Ciavarella
JERRY LYNOTT
jlynott@timesleader.com
SCRANTON The pace of pay-
ing off the $1.1 million restitution by
former Luzerne County Judge Mark
Ciavarella has been slow, and it s likely
to stay that way with the federal gov-
ernments latest effort to seize property
supposedly belonging to him.
The clerks office in the U.S. Middle
District Court of Pennsylvania issued a
writ of execution Friday, ordering the
U.S. Marshals Service to go after two
accounts held by the state Treasury
Department as unclaimed property.
The department said there are two
utility company refunds totalling
$19.55 to a Mark Ciavarella, but it
could not verify that it was the former
judge.
Ciavarella, 63, began serving a
28-year sentence in federal prison in
2011 following his conviction earlier
that year on corruption-related charg-
es in the Kids for Cash juvenile jus-
tice scandal. He is held at the Federal
Correctional Institution in Pekin, Ill.
and has a release date of Dec. 30,2035.
He and former county Judge Michael
Conahan were indicted in 2009 on
charges they participated in a $2.8 mil-
lion kickback scheme related to the con-
struction of the PA Child Care facility
in Pittston Township and the Western
PA Child Care Center in Butler County
and the placement of youths in the
facilities.
Conahan, 61, pleaded guilty to rack-
eteering conspiracy and was sentenced
to 17 1/2 years in prison. He is held
at Coleman Low Federal Correctional
Institution in Florida with a release
date of Dec. 18, 2026.
Last May a three-member panel of
the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
vacated one of the 12 guilty counts
from Ciavarellas February 2011 trial
and ordered his $1,200 fine reduced by
$100. But the panel let stand his con-
viction.
At the time of Ciavarellas sentenc-
ing in August 2011, he was ordered to
pay $1,174,991 in restitution. He has
a balance of $1,127,191, according to
the writ.
From page 1A
Ferretti
Ferretti, 56, has more than
20 years of experience work-
ing to protect the states
natural resources, having
served as the Pennsylvania
Environmental Councils direc-
tor of its northeast regional
ofce, where she worked
closely with DCNR and its
partners on landscape conser-
vation.
Im honored, and thats put-
ting it lightly, Ferretti said.
And I am extremely grateful
to the governor for this oppor-
tunity.
Ferretti said she has no
grand sweeping initiative in
mind, and she cited DCNRs
extraordinary work. I have
nothing new in the works for
the near future, other than to
protect our parks and forests
and to assure our staff has
what it needs to do their jobs.
Ferretti grew up near the
scarred landscape of strip min-
ing and learned to appreciate
nature by traveling to state
parks, she said.
As I travel around the state,
I nd so many people who
share my love for our parks,
she said. We have so many,
especially in Northeastern
Pennsylvania, that are often
taken for granted.
Maybe we dont have a lot of
natural beauty in our neighbor-
hoods, but our region certainly
does.
In addition, Ferretti
has served as: director of
Environmental Resources at
Borton-Lawson Engineering,
as a land protection specialist
for The Nature Conservancy
and as a project manager at
Westinghouse Environmental
and Geo-technical Services
Inc.
A graduate of Wilkes College
with a degree in environmental
science and biology, Ferretti
has completed many continu-
ing education courses on
conservation, environmental
assessments, redevelopment,
forest stewardship, trail, park
and recreational planning.
Corbett also nominated E.
Christopher Abruzzo as sec-
retary of the Department of
Environmental Protection.
Abruzzo, of Hershey, was serv-
ing as Corbetts deputy chief
of staff until he was appointed
acting secretary of the DEP in
April.
Corbett said Ferretti has
devoted much of her career
toward the development, pro-
motion and protection of state
parks and forest lands.
That experience and insight
will make her an excellent
secretary, Corbett said. She
understands the unique quali-
ties of our state park and forest
systems. I am condent the cit-
izens of Pennsylvania will ben-
et from her continued stew-
ardship of our public lands.
Pennsylvania Growing
Greener Coalition Executive
Director Andrew Heath
endorsed the governors nomi-
nation of Ferretti. Her lead-
ership and expertise, coupled
with her commitment to
Pennsylvanias natural resourc-
es, make her a strong choice to
head DCNR, Heath said. She
has a proven record in caring
for the commonwealths rich
natural resources.
Paul King, president of the
Pennsylvania Environmental
Council, issued the follow-
ing statement supporting
both nominees: The PEC has
worked well with both indi-
viduals and has found them
committed to the missions
of the agencies. We appreci-
ate Governor Corbett naming
two thoughtful stewards of the
environment and we look for-
ward to continuing our work
with them.
The nominations now go to
the state Senate for its consid-
eration.
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Times Leader staf
KINGSTON Police
and agents with the Luzerne
County Drug Task Force
arrested two people Friday
when they allegedly attempted
to ee a Market Street resi-
dence with a large amount of
heroin and crack cocaine.
Authorities knocked on the
door at 476 Market St. just
before noon as Kevin A. Klass,
25, and Shannon Morton, 35,
attempted to escape out the
front door. Klass and Morton
were stopped on the front
porch, where they encoun-
tered a police sergeant and a
canine, police said.
Klass allegedly had 171
heroin packets stamped
Superman, eight bags of
crack cocaine
and $750
cash. Morton
allegedly had
a heroin pack-
et hidden in
her mouth,
police said.
Police said
they found
a loaded
.45 caliber
handgun and
a 12-gauge
s h o t g u n
inside the
residence.
Klass and
Morton were arraigned by
District Judge Paul Roberts
in Kingston on four counts
of possession with intent to
deliver a controlled substance,
three counts each each of pos-
session of a controlled sub-
stance and criminal conspir-
acy, two counts of possession
of drug paraphernalia and one
count of criminal use of com-
munication facility. Each was
jailed at the Luzerne County
Correctional Facility for lack
of $150,000 bail each.
Klass and Morton said dur-
ing their separate arraign-
ments that they are heroin
users and unemployed. Klass
said he previously was arrest-
ed in New York City on drug-
related offenses.
Authorities searched
the house after Klass and
Morton allegedly sold heroin
in Edwardsville on Sept. 18.
They told Roberts that they
had been living at the Market
Street residence since April.
Authorities condemned the
residence as a drug house.
A baby carriage and an empty
beer box were on the front
porch of the residence.
Preliminary hearings are
scheduled on Oct. 2.
HARRISBURG
Tigue appointed
to judicial board
Gov. Tom Corbett has appointed
Thomas M. Tigue to the Judicial
Conduct Board. Tigue will serve as a
non-lawyer, lay member of the 12-mem-
ber board.
Tigue, of Hughestown, is a for-
mer member of the state House of
Representatives. The Democrat rep-
resented the 118
th
district from 1981
until his retirement
in 2006 and served as
Democratic chair of
the House Veterans
Affairs and Emergency
Preparedness
Committee.
He is a 1964 gradu-
ate of St. Johns High School, earned
a degree in government from Kings
College in Wilkes-Barre in 1968, and has
pursued graduate studies at Marywood
University. Tigue retired from the U.S.
Marine Corps as a colonel after having
served more than 27 years and earned
the Silver Star in the Vietnam War.
Tigue was appointed to a four-year
term expiring on Sept. 3, 2017. He was
appointed to the vacancy created by
the expiration of the term of C. Eugene
McLaughlin, a printing company execu-
tive from Montgomery County.
The Judicial Conduct Board is a con-
stitutionally created independent board
charged with the responsibility of inves-
tigating allegations of misconduct by the
commonwealths judges. If the board,
by majority vote, decides that there is
probable cause to believe that a judge
engaged in misconduct, the board may
le a complaint in the Court of Judicial
Discipline where the board is required
to prove the charges against the judge by
clear and convincing evidence.
LUZERNE COUNTY
DUI enforcement
planned for area
The Luzerne County DUI Program
will conduct checkpoints and roving
patrols this weekend. The police depart-
ments participating in the events are
Courtdale, Forty Fort and Swoyersville
boroughs and Lehman and Kingston
townships.
LUZERNE COUNTY
Agency to provide
free fu shots
If you are 50-plus years of age and
interested in receiving a u vaccination,
they will be available at the Area Agency
on Aging Active Adult Centers through-
out September and October for Luzerne
and Wyoming counties. Pre-registration
is required; take your insurance/
Medicare cards with you.
The schedule:
Monday: Shickshinny, call 570-542-
4308; Tunkhannock, call 570-836-2324
Tuesday: Kingston, 570-287-1102
Thursday: Hazleton, 570-459-1441
Oct. 2: Plymouth, 570-779-9664
Oct. 3: Falls, 570-388-2623
Oct. 7: Lee Park, 570-825-9883
Oct. 8: Charles T. Adams
(Wilkes-Barre), 570-825-3484; Jewish
Community Alliance Center, 570-824-
4646
WILKES-BARRE
Red Cross plans
holiday craf show
The American Red Cross, Wyoming
Valley chapter, is holding its 20th annual
holiday craft show Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in
the 109th Field Artillery Armory, where
more than 100 vendors will sell their
handmade wares, jewelry, home decor
and glassware. Wineries from around
Pennsylvania will be offering samples.
Admission costs $5 for adults.
Children 18 and younger will be admit-
ted at no charge. After 2 p.m. tickets cost
$3. Vendors wishing to reserve a spot
should call 570-823-7161, ext. 336, or
visit www.redcross.org/pa/wilkes-barre.
PITTSTON
Latest Blogfest
set for Friday
Northeastern Pennsylvania bloggers
will gather at Blogfest at The Red Mill,
340 S. Main St. Pittston, starting at 6
p.m. Friday. This is an informal gather-
ing of bloggers, candidates for ofce,
elected ofcials and anyone interested in
politics or blogging. Admission is free.
For more information, call 570-823-4508.
No speeches are allowed, and the rule
is this: Agree to disagree, but dont be
disagreeable. Many local and statewide
candidates will attend the event, which
was rst held three years ago.
Clark Van Orden | The Times Leader
Kingston police arrested two people on drug charges Friday after a raid on
this home at 476 Market St.
2 arrested in Kingston drug raid
Steroid
dealer
to plead
again
EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
SCRANTON A Nanticoke
man who served two years in fed-
eral prison for operating a drug
ring that distributed steroids
and Ecstasy in 2007 has agreed
to plead guilty a second time to
trafcking steroids from overseas,
according to federal court docu-
ments.
Peter Sepling, 43, submitted
a statement saying he plans to
plead guilty to importing gamma
butyrolactone from China in April
2011.
Sepling and John Nikoloff,
of West Fourth Street, West
Wyoming, were indicted by a
federal grand jury in June 2011.
Nikoloff, age unknown, pleaded
guilty on Feb. 23, 2012, to con-
spiring to distribute the perfor-
mance-enhancement drug. His
sentencing hearing has been con-
tinued several times as Seplings
case remained open.
Sepling was scheduled for trial
in federal court in October.
U.S. District Court Judge A.
Richard Caputo must accept
Seplings guilty plea before it
becomes ofcial.
Sepling could face up to 20
years in prison and a $1 million
ne, court records state.
According to court records:
Customs ofcers working at a
DHL Courier facility in Kentucky
targeted a parcel from China to
Nikoloff in April 2011. The par-
cel contained 1.1 kilograms of
Gamma Butyrolactone. The par-
cel was delivered to Nikoloffs
address on April 26, 2011.
Authorities served a search
warrant the same day, nding
the empty parcel box behind a
garage on the property, and ste-
roids, pills, syringes and packag-
ing from previous deliveries in
Nikoloffs apartment above the
garage, court records state.
Nikoloff told authorities he
accepted the parcel at his resi-
dence on behalf of Sepling. He
delivered the parcel to Sepling
when they met later on April 26,
2011, along Wyoming Avenue in
Kingston.
A search of Seplings residence
uncovered 111 bottles of anabolic
steroids and numerous bottles of
pills and liquids, court records
state.
In 2007, Sepling pleaded guilty
to conspiring to distribute ket-
amine, a tranquilizer that is a pop-
ular club drug. Authorities said
Sepling obtained large quantities
of the drug from a source in India.
Back Mountain event held in honor of POW/MIARecognition Day
ROGER DUPUIS
rdupuis@timesleader.com
TRUCKSVILLE Fred Searles
shipped off to Korea six decades ago
knowing the risks all too well.
He counted among his ancestors
a settler killed in the 1778 Battle of
Wyoming. His own grandfather had
been killed in action in World War I,
he said.
Searles didnt suffer the fate of his
forefathers.
Instead, as Searles told people at a
sunset gathering Friday outside The
Rock Recreation Center and Back
Mountain Harvest Assembly, he spent
33 harrowing months as a prisoner
of war, enduring cold, hunger, thirst
and vermin while watching colleagues
die around him in the mud huts that
became their prison.
Most of us were 18, 19 years old.
But that is who you get to fight a war,
because at that age, you think you are
invincible, the Kingston man recalled
Friday night during a ceremony hon-
oring American POWs and military
personnel who remain missing in
action.
Youre scared, sure, but you dont
think anything is going to happen to
you, added Searles, who served in
the U..S. Army from 1950 to 1953.
The ceremony was held in honor of
National POW/MIA Recognition Day,
but also to raise awareness of plans
to erect a POW/MIA memorial at the
Carverton Road site.
Several dozen people gathered in
the flickering light of a blaze known
as a watch fire, a military tradition
used across the centuries to call scat-
tered soldiers home at the end of bat-
tle, organizers said.
It was held in conjunction with
another fundraiser, in which orga-
nizers at The Rock also plan to cre-
ate an artificial turf outdoor sports
playing field in the name of Matthew
Benjamin Rondina, a Kingston
Township Raiders youth football play-
er who died from brain cancer at age
13 in 1998.
Elijah Miller, development director
at Rock Recreation, was attempting
to run 54 miles on Friday recalling
Rondinas number as well as doing
540 pull-ups to help raise funds for
both projects.
He was busy running as the ceremo-
ny got underway.
Fridays ceremony was part of a full
weekend of activities, including a 5K
trail run today, 3 on 3 basketball at the
Rock Center and an 11 a.m. memorial
service on Sunday at Back Mountain
Harvest Assembly.
There were other speakers Friday,
including New York resident Debra
Kay Anderson, who told the audi-
ence about her fathers death as an
Air Force pilot in Vietnam, and how
it took a quarter century to find his
remains.
Searles, meanwhile, choked back
tears as he recalled his ordeal in
Korea, and those people who did not
make it home with him.
There were times when the prison-
ers only had a thimble full of stale rice
to eat, he said, and drank runoff water
from rice fields that had been fertil-
ized with human feces.
If a prisoner died overnight, survi-
vors often didnt tell the Korean cap-
tors until after rations had been hand-
ed out, so the living might share the
tiny bit of extra food reserved for their
lost compatriots, Searles explained.
The American people are hungry if
they go 20 minutes past a meal time,
Searles said, adding that he didnt
mean to insult his audience but that
few people in this country can under-
stand the level of starvation POWs
endured, or that many North Korean
people might still be forced to endure.
Amanda Hrycyna | For The Times Leader
Army veteran and former Korean War POWFred Searles tears up as he talks about his experiences as a prisoner of war. He was one of the honored
speakers at the National POW/MIA Recognition Day held Friday night in Trucksville.
Getting their due in due time
IN BRIEF
K
LOCAL
Police say suspects
tried to fee with
heroin, cocaine
Klass
Morton
Tigue
Nanticoke man
spent two years
in prison afer
2007 conviction
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Most of us were 18, 19 years
old. But that is who you get
to fight a war, because at that
age, you think you are invin-
cible. Youre scared, sure, but
you dont think anything is
going to happen to you.
Fred Searles,
Former prisoner of war
gunshot wound to the
chest and a grazing
wound on his forehead.
His trial is scheduled to
begin Monday morning
with jury selection.
Barnes attorneys, John
Pike and Paul Galante,
were seeking to
have evidence
thrown out, includ-
ing statements
Barnes made to
police while at
a hospital being
treated for the
gunshot wounds.
Barnes agreed to
several search warrants
and detailed the events
that led to the shooting.
Barnes told police he
went to visit a friend at the
apartment complex, but
his friend was not home
so he was in the process of
leaving when a Hispanic
male pointed a gun at his
head. Barnes said there
was a struggle and the
gun went off a number of
times, so he ed.
While running, Barnes
said, he became short of
breath and real-
ized he had been
shot. He went to
his nearby home
and his girlfriend
called 911.
Barnes said the
man with whom
he struggled was
someone famil-
iar, but that he could not
remember the mans name,
according to testimony.
Barnes said he could iden-
tify the mans clothing and
some tattoos, and recog-
nized him to be in the
Philly maa street gang.
SHEENADELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE
Luzerne County Judge
Michael Vough ruled on
Friday that statements a
homicide suspect made
to police will be permitted
at his trial next week, but
prosecutors cannot mention
any prior criminal activity.
Vough made the rul-
ings after hearings on
requests made by defense
attorneys and prosecu-
tors in the case of George
Lee Barnes, 23, who is
charged with killing Daron
Rhashan Trollinger, 26,
at an Edwardsville apart-
EDWARD LEWIS
elewis@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE
Hes known as Bone
Daddy and Lucifer,
and he was wanted on an
alleged probation viola-
tion by the Pennsylvania
Department of Probation
and Parole until
Thursday when
city police say
they found him
hiding inside
a North Fulton
Street house.
Jesse Geasey,
33, attempted
to hide behind
a bed in a second-floor
bedroom in an attempt
to evade capture, police
said. He was taken into
custody and turned over
to state parole officers,
police said.
Geasey was released
from state prison in June
after serving 14 months
of a two-year, four
months to five-year state
prison sentence out of
Luzerne County.
According to court
records: Geasey was
charged by city police
for slashing several
people with a box cutter
during a melee on Coal
Street on May 6, 2011.
City police also
charged Geasey with
cutting a lock at a mau-
soleum in Hollenback
Cemetery and smashing
a marble faceplate to a
crypt. He forced open
a rusty coffin and stole
the skull of Louise Bana
Kidder on July 16, 2010.
Kidder was one of
six people entombed
in the mausoleum.
She had died Dec. 31,
1926, according to the
smashed faceplate.
Geasey carried the
skull in a backpack for
several days, police said
in the criminal
complaint. While
he was fishing
with another per-
son, he tossed
the skull into
the Susquehanna
River.
It wasnt the
first time Geasey
had stolen bones from
Hollenback Cemetery.
Police accused him in
May 1998, when he was
18 years old, of forcing
open a mausoleum door
and stealing bones from
several caskets. He was
sentenced to probation
in 1999, according to
court records.
Geasey pleaded guilty
to aggravated assault for
the Coal Street slashing
and criminal trespass
and abuse of a corpse
on April 17, 2012.
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SHEENA DELAZIO
sdelazio@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARREAcounty
judge said Friday that the owner
of Russells Hauling in West
Wyoming has 10 days to clean
up the property or he could face
additional nes or even jail time.
At a hearing Friday the bor-
ough requested Joseph Russell
be held in contempt for violating
Luzerne County Judge Michael
Voughs cease-and-desist order
of his hauling company in early
August. Russell was found not to
have proper zoning or licensing
to operate the business.
The borough said in court
papers this month that despite
Voughs order, Russell continued
to operate his business.
A hearing Friday began with
testimony froma West Wyoming
police ofcer, but then was put
on hold while attorneys dis-
cussed issues.
About an hour and a half later,
Vough emerged from his cham-
bers and said the borough and
Russells attorney, Erik Dingle,
came to an agreement.
You agree you did violate
the order? Vough asked Russell.
Yes, sir, Russell replied.
Russell has 10 days to clean up
the business at 12 Apollo Drive,
Vough said.
If Russell does not clean and
clear his property at the end of
10 days, hell have to pay $1,300
to the borough and a $200 ne
for every day thereafter that he
is still on the property, the judge
said.
The next step is prison,
Vough told Russell. Do you
understand that?
Yes, sir, Russell said.
The borough, through its
solicitor Linell Lukesh, alleged
Russell continued to operate
his business at a neighboring
auto dealer to the Apollo Drive
business, and that the borough
continues to receive complaints
from neighbors regarding noise.
Russell told The Times Leader
last week that he has not been
operating his business and had
been asked by the owner of VP
Auto Parts, located next door,
to operate and manage a salvage
yard there.
Russell also said his hauling
business is in the process of
opening an ofce in the borough
of Wyoming. I have to work and
support my family, Russell told
the newspaper. Working for
(VP Auto Parts) allows me to do
that. Imjust trying to make a liv-
ing. Am I not allowed to work at
any other business?
Between April 2012 and the
present, the borough originally
argued, nearby property owners
have experienced detrimental
living conditions due to noise,
smells, smoke and other viola-
tions coming from Russells
Hauling Co.
Russell testied previously
he had not received violations
from the state Department of
Environmental Protection or
any similar agency.
Russells Hauling opened in
February 2012 and sought zon-
ing for a special exception to
operate a multi-use recycling and
junkyard at the 12 Apollo Drive
business. That re-quest was later
denied, and Russell appealed
that decision, but no followup
hearing was ever scheduled.
Man known as Bone
Daddy is captured
Jesse Geasey, 33,
taken into custody in
Wilkes-Barre for alleged
probation violation
Homicide suspect loses bid to have evidence tossed
George Lee Barnes
scheduled to go
to trial Monday
Geasey
Barnes
ment complex on May 16.
Barnes allegedly shot
Trollinger during a marijua-
na sale inside an apartment
building at Eagle Ridge on
Beverly Drive. Federal mar-
shals captured Barnes in
Philadelphia on May 25.
Barnes suffered a
This was in the fort at
Forty Fort. Nathan Denison
used it to sign the articles of
capitulation, Bachman said
of the British victory. That
was on the Fourth of July
1778, two years to the day
after we had declared our
independence, he added.
Happier times
The home also harbors
memories of happier days,
as guests will learn.
It was enlarged many
times over the years, and
pictures show numer-
ous additions, including a
Victorian-era porch, that
were stripped away when
the home was restored for
preservation in the 1970s.
Bachman can remember
visiting as a young man
more than 50 years ago,
before the house became a
museum.
It looked like a typi-
cal 1950s house inside,
Bachman said as he stood
in the north room, which
was used as a family room,
and explained how the
Denison family would have
dined at a large table, pulled
close to the re during bit-
ter Pennsylvania winters.
The roomalso is believed to
be the only one in the house
with original ooring.
The whole thing is kind
of a time machine experi-
ence for people, and a very
pleasant way to spend a
Sunday, Bachman said.
I think everyone who vis-
its will come away having
learned something about
what life was like in the
Wyoming Valley in the
1790s.
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Denison House event to ofer glimpse at 18th century life
ROGER DUPUIS
rdupuis@timesleader.com
Festival on Sept. 29 at Forty Fort site will feature Colonial-type crafs, activities and foods
FORTY FORT
Expect hearty traditional
soups to be on the menu at
the Nathan Denison House
Harvest Festival next
weekend, but no hot dogs.
The popular sausages,
beloved by generations of
Americans since the late
1800s, would have been
unknown to Col. Nathan
Denison and his family
when they built a home-
stead on the western bank
of Abrahams Creek in the
late 1700s.
Cookies and cider
will be served, said Bill
Bachman, a member of
the volunteer Denison
Advocates, who are orga-
nizing the event to benet
the historic property and
its educational programs.
But no chocolate chips,
Bachman quickly added, as
the morsels didnt appear
until the 20th century.
Such attention to period
detail wont be limited to
food, as Bachman and the
Advocates assemble a col-
lection of artisans whose
work is intended to edu-
cate visitors about early
American life even as it
helps raise money.
Guests will be treated
to exhibitions of 18th cen-
tury crafts ranging from
chair caning, wheat weav-
ing and clothes making to
writing with quill pens,
vintage rearms displays
and cross-cut sawing all
accompanied by the strains
of Colonial music per-
formed by the Wyoming
Valley West string ensem-
ble.
Wealthy family
While most activities
will be arranged around
the homes neatly trimmed
lawns, visitors also will be
able to tour the ground
oor of the two-and-a-half
story, wood-frame dwell-
ing, which was built about
1790. It originally was
home to Denison, his wife
Elizabeth, seven children,
an elderly member of the
family and one servant,
Bachman said.
Its not a large house
by our standards, but in
the 18th century, this was
a castle, Bachman said,
adding that most Wyoming
Valley settlers of the period
would be lucky to have a
log home, as many still
lived in houses cobbled
together from mud and
what little lumber they
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Where: 35 Dennison St.,
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Cost: $5 for adults, $3
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Attractions: 18th
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food, music, frearms,
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Clark Van Orden | The Times Leader
Bill Bachman, a Denison Advocate, talks about period furnishings inside the Nathan Denison House
as the Denison Advocates get ready to host the Colonial Harvest Festival on Sept. 29 at the historic
property in Forty Fort.
But Denison and his
family werent most set-
tlers. He was the scion
of a New England family
who headed west prior to
the Revolutionary War,
when the Wyoming Valley
was still contested terri-
tory between Denisons
native Connecticut and
Pennsylvania.
A justice of the peace,
Denison served as a militia
colonel during the revolu-
tion. One piece of furniture
in Denisons restored home
plays mute testimony to his
role as second in command
during the bloody Battle of
Wyoming, fought nearby on
July 3, 1778.
Bachman somberly laid a
hand on the dark wood of a
small table inthe southroom
of the home, which served
as Denisons ofce and a
receiving area for guests.
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ANGELELLA- Magdalene,
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Prince of Peace Parish, St. Marys
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Forge. Friends may call 10:30 a.m.
until Mass.
CYWINSKI - Edward, funeral
services 9 a.m. today at Davis-
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St., Nanticoke. Mass of Christian
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DZURY - John, friends may call
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FLESCHUT - Donald Sr., funeral
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Russin Funeral Home, 136 Mafett
St., Plains Township. Friends may
call 9 a.m. to services.
GEORGE - Mary, funeral services
9:30 a.m. today at Harold C.
Snowdon Funeral Home Inc.,
140 N. Main St., Shavertown.
Mass of Christian Burial 10
a.m. in St. Thereses Church,
Pioneer Avenue and Davis Street,
Shavertown.
GONSKY - Helen, Mass of
Christian Burial 10 a.m. today
in St. Robert Bellarmine Parish
at St. Aloysius Church, corner
of Division and Barney streets,
Wilkes-Barre.
HERBERT - June, memorial
service 11 a.m. today in Forty
Fort United Methodist Church.
Luncheon at the church
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KEMPINSKI - Alicia, funeral Mass
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Holy Cross Church, Buttonwood.
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Sunday at Mamary-Durkin
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KIZELOWICZ - Josephine,
funeral services 9:30 a.m. today
at George A. Strish Inc. Funeral
Home, 211 W. Main St., Glen Lyon.
Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. in
Holy Spirit Parish/St. Adalberts
Church, Glen Lyon. Friends may
call 8:30 a.m. to services.
KNAPPMAN- Cecelia,
celebration of life Mass 10 a.m.
today in St. Andre Bessette Parish
at Holy Savior Worship site,
Wilkes-Barre
KRUEGER- Edythe, memorial
service 10 a.m. today in Good
Shepherd Lutheran Church,
South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.
LAMOREAUX- Mary, funeral 9
a.m. today at S.J. Grontkowski
Funeral Home, 530W. Main St.,
Plymouth. Mass of Christian
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Parish, 66WillowSt., Plymouth.
MASAKOWSKI - Rev. Edward,
viewing 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday in
St. Maria Goretti Church, 42
Redwood Drive, Lafin. Solemn
vespers 7 p.m. Pontifcal Mass of
Christian Burial 10 a.m. Monday
at St. Maria Goretti Church.
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MIHOCH- Margaret, funeral
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Lutheran Church, Tunkhannock.
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PETROSKI - AndrewJr., funeral
11:15 a.m. today at Kopicki
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Kingston. Mass of Christian Burial
noon in St. Thereses Church,
Shavertown.
RANSOM- Marion, celebration
of life 8:30 a.m. today at
McLaughlins The Family
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Washington St., Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral Mass 9 a.m. in the Church
of St. Mary of the Immaculate
Conception.
RHOADS- Dorene, memorial
services 11:15 a.m. Sept. 28 in
Trucksville United Methodist
Church. Friends may call 10 a.m.
to services.
VILKOSKI - Mary, funeral
services 11 a.m. today with a
Mass of Christian Burial in Holy
Family Church, Main Street, Sugar
Notch. Those attending are to
gather by 10:50 a.m.
WATKINS- Esther, funeral 9:30
a.m. today at E. Blake Collins
Funeral Home, 159 George Ave.,
Wilkes-Barre. Mass of Christian
Burial 10 a.m. in St. Benedicts
Church, AustinAvenue, Wilkes-
Barre.
YURICK- Joseph, funeral service
9 a.m. today at Lehman Family
Funeral Service Inc., 689 Hazle
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Mass of
Christian Burial 9:30 a.m. in St.
Nicholas Church, Wilkes-Barre.
ZAJULKA- Clara, funeral 9:30
a.m. today in Holy Rosary Church,
Duryea.
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ELLEN SWELGIN,
84, of West Main Street,
Plymouth, passed away Friday
in the Celtic Health Care
Hospice unit at Geisinger South
Wilkes-Barre.
Funeral arrangements
are pending from the Earl W.
Lohman Funeral Home Inc., 14
W. Green St., Nanticoke.
JOSEPH S. NARESKI,
76, of Hagerstown, Md., and for-
merly of Plymouth, passed away
on Thursday at the University of
Maryland Medical Center.
Funeral arrangements
are pending from the S.J.
Grontkowski Funeral Home,
Plymouth. A full obituary will be
in Tuesdays edition.
MICHAELINE C.
CONSTANTINO, 90, of West
Pittston, passed away Friday in
Highland Manor, Exeter.
Funeral arrangements are
pending and will be announced
from the Peter J. Adonizio
Funeral Home, 251 William St.,
Pittston.
MICHAEL J. MARCY SR.,
53, of Pringle, died unexpect-
edly on Wednesday in Wilkes-
Barre General Hospital.
Funeral arrangements
are pending from the Kopicki
Funeral Home, 263 Zerbey Ave.,
Kingston.
GRACE A. REDINGTON,
87, formerly of Pittston, passed
away Friday in Mercy Center,
Dallas.
Funeral arrangements are
pending and will be announced
from the Peter J. Adonizio
Funeral Home, 251 William St.,
Pittston.
HELEN KOLBICKA
Sept. 20, 2013
Helen Kolbicka, 91, a lifelong
resident of the Careys Patch
section of Ashley, passed away
peacefully on Friday morning,
Sept. 20, 2013, at the Hampton
House, Wilkes-Barre, where
she was recently a guest. Her
beloved husband was the late
Michael Kolbicka, who passed
away on Oct. 15, 1988. Together,
Michael and Helen shared nearly
50 wonderful years of marriage.
Born on Feb. 23, 1922, in
the Careys Patch section of
Ashley, Helen was the daughter
of the late Benjamin and Helen
(Olexa) Karboski.
A homemaker most of her
life, Helen lovingly tended to
the daily needs of her home
and family. After her husband
became disabled from a coal
mining incident, Helen became
employed as a quilter for the
former Funkes Quilting, Ashley,
working there for almost 15
years.
Helen was a faithful member
of Holy Family Roman Catholic
Church, Sugar Notch.
A woman of many enjoy-
ments, Helen especially enjoyed
cooking for her family, cleaning
her home and entertaining com-
pany at her home.
Helen will forever be remem-
bered as a loving and devoted
wife, mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, sister, aunt
and friend. Though her pres-
ence will be deeply missed, her
beautiful spirit will continue to
live on in the hearts of her loved
ones.
In addition to her parents,
Benjamin and Helen Karboski,
and her husband, Michael
Kolbicka, Helen was preceded
in death by her beloved son,
Michael Kolbicka, who passed
away in 1980; her broth-
ers, Benjamin and Anthony
Karboski; and her sisters, Regina
Gardzilla, Loretta Karboski and
Mary Diamonte.
Helen is survived by her
son, Lawrence Kolbicka and
his wife, Michaeline, Orlando,
Fla.; her daughter-in-law, Anna
Mae Kolbicka Hanlon and her
husband, Mark A. Hanlon,
Ashley; her six grandchildren,
Tara Pearson and her husband,
Erik, Todd Kolbicka and his
wife, Dawn, Michael Kolbicka
II and his wife, Maureen,
Lawrence Kolbicka II and his
wife, Erin, Mark Hanlon and
Beth Ann Hanlon; her ve great-
grandchildren, Todd Kolbicka
Jr., Benjamin Kolbicka, Kylee
Kolbicka, Jayna Kolbicka and
Hunter Pearson; her sister,
Jeanette Karboski, Ashley; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
The family of Helen Kolbicka
extends their thanks to the staff
of Hampton House for their
heartfelt care, as they were an
extended family to Helen.
Relatives and friends are
respectfully invited to attend
the funeral at 9 a.m. Tuesday
from the Joseph L. Wroblewski
Funeral Home, 56 Ashley St.,
Ashley, followed by a Mass of
Christian Burial to be celebrat-
ed at 9:30 a.m. in Holy Family
Church, 828 Main St., Sugar
Notch, with the Rev. Joseph R.
Kakareka, her pastor, ofciating.
Interment with the rite of com-
mittal will follow in Maple Hill
Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Family and friends are invited to
call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at
the funeral home.
EDWARD J. LAZEVNICK SR.
Sept. 19, 2013
Mr. Edward J. Lazevnick Sr.,
76, of West Pittston, formerly of
Duryea, passed away Thursday
at home.
Born in Duryea, he was the
son of the late John and Nell
Carey Lazevnick. He was a
graduate of Duryea High School
and Williamsport Technical
Institute. He was employed for
10 years by the International
Salt Co., Clarks Summit, and
prior to his retirement he
was the owner of Edward J.
Lazevnick Contracting.
He was a loving father, grand-
father, brother and uncle. He
loved to golf. He was a social
member of the American Legion
Post 585, Duryea, and the Polish
Falcons Nest 127, Duryea. He
was formerly involved with the
Duryea Little League and the
Duryea Wildcats.
He was proceeded in death by
his rst wife, the former Rose
Prusch; son, Edward Lazevnick
Jr.; brothers, John and Robert;
and sister, Lucille.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Susan J. Rutkowski, of
Duryea; son, Michael Lazevnick
and his wife, Kim, of West
Wyoming; daughter, Sharon
Lazevnick, of Avoca; daughter,
Wendy Lazevnick, of Duryea;
stepson, Dale Klush and his
wife, Stephanie, of Pittston;
stepdaughter, Susie Sarin and
her husband, Alook, of Plains;
brother, Bernard Lazevnick
and his wife, Laura, of Pittston;
grandchildren, Rachel and
Nicole Lazevnick, Courtney
Guzzy, Dana and Abigail Turner;
step-grandchildren, Zach and
Nina Meighan, Harmonie Marie
Hurgrave, Ani Grace Sarin and
Dylan Robert Klush; and nieces
and nephews.
A viewing will be held from
2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the
Bernard J. Piontek Funeral
Home Inc., 204 Main St.,
Duryea, with services at 3 p.m.
by Dr. Al Cremard, pastor of
the Independent Bible Church,
Duryea. Interment will be in
Marcy Cemetery, Duryea. To
leave the family an online con-
dolence or for further informa-
tion, please visit our website:
www.piontekfuneralhome.com.
Alicia L. Kempinski, of West
Nanticoke, passed away sud-
denly at home.
Born Nov. 4, 1981, in
Kingston, she was a daughter of
George E. and Sandra DeCurtis
Kempinski of West Nanticoke.
She was a graduate of
Nanticoke High School, class
of 2000, Luzerne County
Community College and Wilkes
University. She was employed
as an Internet sales manager
with her father at Buttonwood
Bakery, Hanover Township.
She was a member of
Exaltation of Holy Cross
Church, Buttonwood.
Alicia was an outstanding
basketball player at Nanticoke
High School, and she was loved
by everyone she came in contact
with, always bringing a smile or
laugh.
She will be sadly missed by
all.
In addition to her parents, she
is survived by her sister and best
friend, Jennifer Lee Kempinski
Bedford, West Nanticoke;
paternal grandmother, Helen
Kempinski, Hanover Township;
numerous aunts, uncles and
cousins; and her loving cat, Miss
Josie.
She was preceded in death
by her paternal grandfather,
Chester Kempinski; mater-
nal grandparents, Carmine G.
and Alba DeCurtis; and cous-
ins, Thomas Kempinski and
Anthony DeCurtis.
Funeral Mass will be held at
10 a.m. Monday in Exaltation
of Holy Cross Church,
Buttonwood. Friends may call
5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mamary-
Durkin Funeral Service, 59
Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre.
Those who desire may give
memorial contributions to Blue
Chip Farms Animal Refuge,
974 Lockville Road, Dallas, PA
18612-9465.
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ALICIA L.
KEMPINSKI
Sept. 18, 2013
MARK SCOLFORO
Associated Press
GETTYSBURG The
autograph hounds wait-
ing expectantly in a hotel
lobby werent drawn by
actors, musicians or politi-
cians, but by a few dozen
men whose rare and distin-
guished achievements have
earned them the nations
highest military honor.
Nearly half of the 79 liv-
ing recipients of Medal of
Honor are attending the
gathering in Gettysburg,
where some of its rst
recipients fought 150 years
ago.
The Medal of Honor
Society annual conven-
tion gives the public an
opportunity to collect
the signatures of the men
who have been honored
by Congress for risking
their lives beyond the call
of duty in combat, and
dozens of people waited
Thursday for them to
return from a luncheon at
a nearby farm once owned
by President Dwight
Eisenhower.
Dave Loether, 62, a
computer analyst from
Pittsburgh, was hoping to
add to the 55 signatures of
Medal of Honor recipients
he has collected on a U.S.
Army ag. Loether knows
many of their faces by
sight and their stories
by heart.
Its a piece of cloth
with some ink on it its
worthless, Loether said.
On the other hand, its
priceless.
The recipients auto-
graphs sometimes end up
on public auction sites, but
Loether said he collects
them as a hobby that began
as a way to honor his sons
in the military.
Recipients sat at tables
ringing a hotel ballroom,
including Clinton L.
Romesha, of Minot, N.D.
President Barack Obama
presented him with the
honor in February for brav-
ery in defending an Army
outpost in Afghanistan
four years ago.
Now working in safety
for a construction com-
pany, Romesha, 32, said
he tries to remind himself
that hes still the same per-
son he was before, a man
who has to take out the
trash himself.
I never thought in a
million years Id ever meet
a recipient, let alone be
one, said Romesha, who
was attending his rst con-
vention.
Eight soldiers died in
the daylong barrage by
the Taliban in the moun-
tains near Pakistan, and
Romesha was one of 22
wounded among the badly
outnumbered Americans.
He helped lead others to
safety and retrieve the
bodies of the U.S. dead.
Donald E. Ballard, the
societys treasurer, became
a member for his bravery
while serving as a Navy
corpsman in Vietnam. He
threw himself on a grenade
while directing Marines to
carry a wounded comrade
to safety. The grenade did
not detonate.
Ballard, who now owns
a funeral home in Grain
Valley, Mo., said being a
Medal of Honor recipient
means being a role model,
like it or not.
There is no Hero 101
book, I didnt take the
course, Ballard said. I
have to live up their expec-
tations, or my expectations
of what they expect.
Ballard said a major
focus of the organization
these days is its character
development program for
middle and high school
students promoting values
like courage and sacrice.
Recipients were scheduled
to meet Friday with local
students.
Other scheduled events
included a town hall forum
at Gettysburg College
and a concert on the
Gettysburg battleeld with
the United States Marine
Band on Friday and an
award dinner on Saturday.
Next years convention will
be in Knoxville, Tenn.
Fans followheroes trail to Gettysburg
Convention gives
public a chance to
get the autographs
of some Medal of
Honor recipients
AP photo
Clarence E. Sasser signs autographs alongside his girlfriend, Patricia Washington, on Thursday in
Gettysburg,. Private First Class Sasser served in Vietnam as a combat medic.
KANTELE FRANKO
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio An Ohio
police chief who invited his nearly
85,000 Facebook followers to his
small towns community festival
this weekend expects at least 1,000
from near and far to show up.
Brimeld Township Chief David
Oliver started the departments
Facebook page more than three
years ago in the hopes of reach-
ing a few hundred people in his
northeast Ohio community. But his
posts mixing humor, blunt opin-
ion, community engagement and
rants against mopes criminals
and other neer-do-wells draw
an audience much larger than the
approximately 10,000 residents the
department serves.
The departments Facebook fans
surpassed that of the Philadelphia
police page this summer and trail
only the much larger Boston and
New York departments.
Oliver said more than 1,000
signed up to visit this weekend.
They hail from all over, Arkansas
and Arizona to Maryland and
Mississippi.
Andy Marek, who is making the
seven-hour drive from Interlochen,
Mich., said Olivers character and
outsize following convinced him
theres something to that town,
and hes eager to see it.
You cant have a police chief like
him unless youve got some other
quality people, the 41-year-old
sales associate said. Im curious
to see what the towns like, and to
meet Chief Oliver.
Overall, local ofcials expect
several thousand more people
than usual to come to the annual
Brimfest. The only folks not wel-
come are the mopes, and any who
risk a visit may get acquainted
with several other law enforcement
agencies on hand patrolling for
trouble.
The event started Thursday
and includes reworks, fair foods,
competitive line-dancing and a
Saturday parade that Oliver has
transformed this year into a tribute
for veterans. More than 400 will
participate, including some World
War II veterans and two busloads
of patients from the Louis Stokes
Cleveland VA Medical Center.
I think that people are coming
out because of the idea and because
of, you know, its kind of an all-
American thing, Oliver told The
Associated Press.
Another draw will be the big,
beefy chief himself and the launch
of his book, No Mopes Allowed.
The book proceeds go to a non-
prot foundation he and his wife
created to benet local programs
and sexually abused children. Its
the latest community betterment
project by the chief and his ofcers,
who also have pitched no mopes
gear made by a local shop to raise
more than $10,000 for school secu-
rity improvements.
Kelly Whelan is driving for a lit-
tle over ve hours from Ashburn,
Va., to attend Brimfest and get
a signed copy of Olivers book.
Whelan, 45, made hotel reserva-
tions in April after reading Olivers
invitation.
Whelan will attend the festival
in a group of six. She and a friend
bought Virginia police badges and
are hoping to swap them for one
from Brimeld.
Big time small-town chief
invites online fans to fest
About 1,000 of Brimfeld Twp., Ohio, Chief David Olivers
85,000 Facebook friends plan on taking himup on the ofer
AP photo
Brimfield Police Chief David Oliver invited
his nearly 85,000 Facebook followers to
his small towns annual community festival
this weekend and expects at least 1,000
from near and far to show up.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.
Black women are joining
traditionally white sorori-
ties at the University of
Alabama amid efforts to
end racial segregation
within Greek-letter social
groups, the head of the
school said Friday.
University President
Judy Bonner said 11
black students and three
students from other
minority groups received
bids, or invitations, to
join a historically white
sorority. Of that group,
four black students and
two students from other
minority backgrounds
have accepted those invi-
tations. Bonner said. She
expected the numbers to
rise as the academic year
continues.
I am condent that we
will achieve our objective
of a Greek system that is
inclusive, accessible and
welcoming to students of
all races and ethnicities,
Bonner said in a video
statement. We will not
tolerate anything less.
The universitys Greek
organizations have been
segregated by race since
the rst black students
enrolled and created
social organizations. One
oversight organization
has been composed of
white sororities and the
other composed of minor-
ity sororities. Only a
handful of blacks attempt-
ed to join the historically
white Greek groups at
Alabama, where there are
also historically black fra-
ternities and sororities.
White sororities admit black
students at U. of Alabama
The Associated Press
Count on tax-averse libertarians to
champion a user fee for the nations
highways.
A recently released study by the lib-
ertarian Reason Foundation proposes
tolling all 49,000 miles of the nations
interstate highway system at 3.5 cents
a mile for cars, 14 cents for trucks. The
toll could be adjusted annually for ina-
tion.
Pennsylvania has considered tolling
Interstate 80 before and this news-
paper opposed it. But year after year,
states are collecting lower gas-tax rev-
enues, the result of more fuel-efcient
vehicles, alternative-energy vehicles and
fewer miles driven. And year after year
of postponed repairs have placed the
essential maintenance of the nations
badly aging infrastructure out of reach
of the available funds. Tolling the inter-
states all interstates, not just I-80
deserves consideration.
Consider the issues:
An Associated Press analysis of
607,380 bridges in the most recent fed-
eral National Bridge Inventory showed
that 65,605 were structurally decient,
and 20,808 fracture critical. Of those,
nearly 8,000 were both, a situation
experts say represents a red ag. Some
of these bridges, like the I-23 bridge that
collapsed in 2007 in Minnesota, are in
the highway system.
Pennsylvania hosts an outsized
share of decient bridges, but the trans-
portation funding the state General
Assembly passed in the 2013-14 budget
wont begin to cover them and maintain
all the state roads, too. Last month the
state Department of Transportation
announced new weight restrictions
on some 1,000 state and local bridges
aimed at slowing their deterioration. Of
those, 53 are in Monroe County.
Roads are costly. The International
Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike
Association estimates that rebuilding
the entire interstate system over the
next half century will cost as much as
$2.5 trillion.
Interstate tolls will place an addi-
tional nancial burden on thousands
of Monroe County residents, from
commuters to truckers, and on the
thousands of tourists, who, like other
interstate drivers, already pay a toll to
cross the Delaware Water Gap bridge.
But Pennsylvania is scrounging for rev-
enues to support its roads and highway
system.
Implementing interstate tolls would
require Congress to change federal law,
andgettingelectedofcials tomakesuch
an unpopular move even one that
does not raise taxes hardly seems
likely. But like it or not, the nation must
properly support its interstate highway
systemsomehow. The economy and our
very freedom of movement depend on
it. Taxes alone no longer cover the cost.
Given the high stakes compro-
mised public safety and inadequate
funding tolling the interstates offers
Pennsylvania and other states a new
funding source that is desperately need-
ed.
Pocono Record
OTHER OPINION: CRUMBLING HIGHWAYS
Toll interstates
for needed cash
MALLARD FILLMORE DOONESBURY
This week I traveled the com-
monwealth to talk about Healthy
Pennsylvania, my plan to make sure
every Pennsylvanian has access to qual-
ity, affordable health care.
From the Riverview Health Clinic in
Harrisburg to the Boys and Girls Club
in Pittsburgh, I shared a common-sense
plan that provides health care choices,
reforms a broken Medicaid system and
expands the private health care market,
while reducing government bureau-
cracy and helping Pennsylvanians get
healthy and nd jobs.
The goals of Healthy Pennsylvania
are common-sense and vital:
Make sure every child in the state
has medical coverage.
Be certain every resident has access
to a family doctor or health care pro-
vider.
Use our states world-class technol-
ogy to make certain that, no matter
where they live, every Pennsylvanian
has access to a specialist when they
need one.
In short: make sure that every
Pennsylvanian has access to direct
medical care.
This is a Pennsylvania solution to
the unique needs of a large and diverse
state. Its not enough to design a sys-
tem. It has to be a system that works
right here and right now.
We will work with the Legislature
to reauthorize the states Childrens
Health Insurance Program by the end
of 2013 and eliminate the six-month
waiting period so kids dont lose access
to their doctors.
At the same time, I plan to expand
the use of community-based pri-
mary care clinics around the state and
increase funding for loan forgiveness
programs to attract doctors and other
health care professionals to rural and
underserved areas of Pennsylvania.
We will continue to utilize and
grow technology so that specialists
can treat patients in every corner of
Pennsylvania through telemedicine.
We will extend the reach of our long-
term care services and supports for our
older Pennsylvanians
and people living with
disabilities. And we will
work with our communi-
ties to focus on overall
public health and well-
ness and ensure safe and
appropriate access to
prescription medication.
One of the key
pieces to the Healthy
Pennsylvania program
is nding the best way
to apply federal dollars
to insure more than a
half-million of our citizens who lack
health coverage.
The answer is two-fold: Use the
current Medicaid program more ef-
ciently, and expand coverage through
the private sector.
Currently, one in six Pennsylvanians
more than 2 million people are
on Medicaid, and it costs Pennsylvania
taxpayers $19 billion annually.
This week I sent a proposal to the
Obama Administration to reform the
current Medicaid system in a way
that will make certain it will be there
for our neediest in years to come. We
need to align Medicaid benets with
plans that now cover working, insured
Pennsylvanians. The current system
offers a confusing array of benet pack-
ages that dont match the needs of the
patients who rely on them.
As a result, Pennsylvania pays 34
percent more per recipient than the
national average.
We need to include cost sharing and
individual responsibility. We need to
eliminate confusing co-payments and
implement a modest monthly premium
giving people greater responsibility
for their own health care.
And, we must help able-bodied
Pennsylvanians nd a job through
job training and work search require-
ments. This plan requires able-bodied,
unemployed Medicaid recipients to use
Pennsylvanias Job Gateway program,
which connects people looking for
work with jobs and job training pro-
grams. It enables them to engage in a
meaningful work search similar to the
current requirements for those receiv-
ing unemployment compensation.
For newly eligible, uninsured
Pennsylvanians, we have the Healthy
Pennsylvania Option, which provides
them with high quality health care cov-
erage from the private sector.
If the federal government approves
Pennsylvanias plan to reform our exist-
ing Medicaid program, the common-
wealth would be in a position to use
federal dollars to offer access to a pri-
vate health care coverage option to low-
income, newly eligible Pennsylvanians
up to 133 percent of federal poverty
who are uninsured.
The Healthy Pennsylvania Option,
enables residents to buy private health
insurance plans through the recently
established federal health insurance
exchange.
Just like the reformed Medicaid
program, these individuals would
receive access to quality health care, be
enabled to search for work or partici-
pate in job training and pay a modest
monthly premium.
This is a plan that works for our
state, our people and our children.
We cant afford to expand a broken
Medicaid system to cover one-in-four
of our citizens because of a federal
mandate. We can insure every citizen
using our own initiative and sense of
personal independence.
We need a plan that works. Healthy
Pennsylvania will.
Tom Corbett is Republican governor of Pennsyl-
vania.
COMMENTARY: GOV. TOM CORBETT
THE TIMES LEADER www.timesleader.com Saturday, September 21, 2013 PAGE 9A
Editorial
It has been nearly six months since
Gov. Tom Corbett changed his tune a
bit about receiving a few billion fed-
eral dollars in Obamacare subsidies to
plug holes in Pennsylvanias health care
safety net. Yet the governor remains
a long way from delivering on the new
goal he announced Monday of giving all
Pennsylvanians access to quality and
affordable health care.
Many doubt that his plan to use fed-
eral Medicaid dollars to subsidize private
insurance policies for 520,000 uninsured
Pennsylvanians will gain required federal
approval. Critics who have already taken
to calling Corbett One-term Tom are
right to wonder whether the governors
Medicaid proposal is only a political
stalling tactic.
Corbetts track record on social pro-
grams offers little reason for optimism.
Since its rst month in power, the
Corbett administration has busied itself
with discussions of ideas to close wid-
ening gaps in health coverage and cash
aid for the states neediest, including
93,000 children who have been tossed
off the rolls of both the joint state-federal
Childrens Health Insurance Program
and Medicaid.
Earlier, Corbett was a spirited com-
batant in failed, Republican-led efforts
nationally to scuttle Obamacare a
rear-guard campaign still ring pas-
sions among tea-party faithful. At least,
that long, twisted road led Corbett to
the right place, with his declaration
Monday that hes nally ready to pro-
pose terms under which the state would
accept Obamacare funds earmarked
for expanding Medicaid to thousands
of people, many in jobs that dont offer
affordable health plans.
But apparently fearing what Grover
Norquist and his Club for Growth bud-
dies would think, Corbett wants current
Medicaid recipients to pay a modest
monthly premium, which is now barred
by law, and fulll a work-search require-
ment, which no other state has linked to
health care coverage.
Although the cost-sharing and job-
hunting mandates could potentially
help the state meet its budget bottom
line, and boost the job-market efforts of
individuals, they also could become the
gotcha provisions that result in people
losing their health coverage. Federal
ofcials, taking the correct stance in say-
ing they will try to work with Corbett,
should press to avoid any of the obvious
pitfalls in his plan.
While that process plays out, unfor-
tunately, the status quo on health care
under Corbett remains wholly unaccept-
able. The governors seemingly endless
deliberation over the right course for the
state in expanding health care coverage
will almost certainly result in a further
delay of a year or more in covering the
uninsured.
That means the state will lose out
on $1.6 billion in federal Medicaid dol-
lars due to ow in 2014, plus another
$2.8 billion in related economic impact
to the state economy, including 30,000
new jobs generated from a straight-line
expansion of Medicaids rolls under
Obamacare.
That potential gravy train further
undermines Corbetts insistence that the
state cant afford to expand Medicaid.
Three independent studies show the
returnonexpandingcoveragewouldmore
than cover the cost. Such analyses helped
drive a solid state Senate vote favoring
a traditional expansion of Medicaid. Its
not too late for Pennsylvania to take that
assured course, even now.
Philadelphia Inquirer
OTHER OPINION: MEDICAID
Delays and mandates
put Corbett plan at risk
LCTA numbers
just dont add up
I see where the Luzerne County
Transportation Authority, which
adopted the most expensive of the
various streetcar options (none of
which is a good idea), hopes for an
annual ridership of 1.4 million.
Lets do the math.
This works out to an average of
3,835 riders every day, 365 days a
year.
Seattles streetcar, in recent
Express-News articles, boasted about
averages of 1,400 a day. Tampa,
termed less successful by the Express-
News, averages 950 riders per day.
The LCTA boards ridership math
seemingly is as faulty as its math in
adopting a system that will cost mil-
lion more than LCTA has to spend.
Thanks for the great stewardship of
our tax dollars, guys!
James Killian
Plains Township
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Summary: Heavy showers and thunderstorms will bring drenching downpours to
the Northeast and the South today. Flooding will be a concern across portions of
the Deep South.
While Democrats U.S.
Sen. Bob Casey and U.S.
Rep. Matt Cartwright
denounced the vote by the
House of Representatives
to cut an additional
$40 billion from the
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP), Republican U.S.
Rep. Lou Barletta defend-
ed the action, saying it
will help eliminate fraud.
Casey, D-Scranton,
said the Houses extreme
plan builds upon already
unprecedented cuts to
the SNAP program even
though economic data
show every dollar in
SNAP spending gener-
ates $1.70 in economic
activity. Casey vowed to
ght against the Houses
new plan and detailed
the impact that this new
round of cuts will have on
vulnerable Pennsylvania
children, families and
seniors.
The House of
Representatives plan to
institute further draconian
cuts to the SNAP program
is bad for the economy,
Pennsylvanias children,
families and
seniors, Casey
said.
B a r l e t t a ,
R-Hazleton, said
no one in America
should go hun-
gry, and every-
one who needs
assistance should
have access to
it. However, he
said, the pro-
gram should
prevent people
from defrauding
the system, tak-
ing benets and
hurting those
who actually need
them.
Under this
plan, no one who
is eligible for food
stamps will be
denied coverage,
Barletta said. It prevents
lottery winners, tradi-
tional college students,
the deceased, illegal immi-
grants and those convicted
of drug offenses from
accessing benets.
Barletta said the GOP
plan allows states to drug-
test recipients if they
choose to do so and it
stops the use of taxpayer
money to advertise in an
effort to encourage
people to enroll in
the food stamp pro-
gram. These steps
will reduce costs
and preserve the
benets for eligible
recipients, he said.
Casey said fraud
numbers in the
SNAP program
have never been
lower. Its not
zero, Casey said.
But its a lot lower
than other federal
programs.
C a r t w r i g h t ,
D-Moosic, said
the cuts would
deny basic food
for nearly 4 million
Americans next
year. The measure
passed the House
by a vote of 217 to
210.
Some 28,000 people
in Cartwrights district
struggle to put food on the
table for their families, he
said. More than 90 per-
cent of people on SNAP
are children, the elderly,
disabled or already work-
ing, he said.
These devastating
cuts will harm children,
seniors, veterans and
Americans looking for
work, Cartwright said.
SNAP is a vital tool to
ght hunger and help
unemployed Americans
feed their families as they
seek new employment,
send their children to
school and get themselves
back on their feet.
Casey said projections
call for an estimated 14
million people to leave
the program over the next
10 years as the economy
improves. The average
benet per individual is
about $4.28 per day, he
said, while the national
average is $4.40 per day.
For the 2012 scal year,
the average monthly ben-
et was $128.42, he said.
The House bill now
goes to the Senate, where
Casey said he will do
whatever he can to stop it.
They will never succeed
in cutting $40 billion, he
said. But Im sure there
will be some compromise
and there will be cuts. But
not $40 billion.
Cartwright said the
House bill will cut school
lunches for more than
200,000 children and
eliminate food assistance
for 170,000 veterans.
Casey, Cartwright against SNAP cuts;
Barletta supports vote in House
BILL OBOYLE
boboyle@timesleader.com
Barletta
Casey
Cartwright
how the boy responded.
When the teen got into
Paulishs vehicle, the con-
versation turned sexual,
the priest told police, and
the pair began removing
their pants, according to
the afdavit. The teen,
who was interviewed and
examined at the Childrens
Advocacy Center, told
police he then performed a
sex act on the priest.
Paulish, whose address
was listed as 450 Third St.,
Blakely, has been serving
as an assistant pastor at
Prince of Peace Parish in
Old Forge, but in past years
he was assigned to posts in
Exeter, Hazleton, Wilkes-
Barre and Bear Creek,
according to Diocese of
Scranton records.
I wish to acknowl-
edge how unsettling this
is to me personally and
to countless others,
Scranton Bishop Joseph C.
Bambera said, as the dio-
cese released a statement
pledging to cooperate with
investigators.
Upon being notied
of this incident, the cleric
was immediately removed
from his assignment and
his faculties to exercise
priestly ministry were
suspended, the diocesan
statement read.
Diocesan ofcials asked
that anyone who might
have been sexually abused
by Paulish or any mem-
ber of the clergy notify
the Lackawanna County
District Attorneys Ofce
at 570-963-6717 or local
law enforcement.
As for the potential
for other victims we will
continue to review all
of the evidence and fol-
low any potential leads,
McCambridge told The
Times Leader.
The leader of a national
organization for victims of
priestly abuse on Friday
questioned whether the
dioceses actions go far
enough. What do I think
of the (bishops) state-
ment? In three words:
the bare minimum, said
David Clohessy, executive
director of the Chicago-
based Survivors Network
of those Abused by Priests.
Instead, Clohessy said,
Bambera needs to person-
ally take his appeal to wor-
shippers at parishes where
Paulish worked.
Were talking about
centuries of Catholic
parishioners thinking, If
I say anything, Ill bring
shame onto my parish,
my faith, Clohessy said.
It should be an emphatic
personal appeal that will
jolt people into coming
forward and calling 911 if
they have anything further
to report.
The diocese also
released a list of Paulishs
assignments over the quar-
ter century since he was
ordained, including several
stays in Luzerne County.
Paulishs rst twoassign-
ments were in Clarks
Summit and Williamsport,
but he went on to serve as
an assistant pastor at St.
Cecilias in Exeter from
January to June 1992,
followed by a posting to
Most Precious Blood,
Hazleton, from June 1992
to July 1993. He returned
to Luzerne County in
January 1994, serving as
chaplain of Little Flower
Manor, Wilkes-Barre, until
July 2000.
Paulish returned to
Luzerne County again
in 2006, serving seven
months back at St. Cecilia
in Exeter. He later served
as administrator and pas-
tor at St. Elizabeth in Bear
Creek between 2008 and
2011.
Lackawanna County
detectives charged Paulish
with involuntary deviate
sexual intercourse with a
person under 16, indecent
assault of a person under
16, unlawful contact with
a minor (sexual offenses),
corruption of minors and
indecent exposure.
Paulish was arraigned
beforeDistrict JudgeJames
A. Gibbons and committed
to the Lackawanna County
Prison in lieu of $50,000
bail. A preliminary hearing
was set for Wednesday.
From page 1A
Priest
said they will include a one-
year delay in Obamacare
in the measure to reinforce
their determination to
eradicate the program.
The same bill will
include provisions to
reduce decits and stay
the administrations envi-
ronmental agenda as the
GOP seeks gains for its
own priorities. Raising the
cost of Medicare for nan-
cially better-off benecia-
ries is one likely provision
to be added, according to
numerous ofcials. So,
too, is a ban on federal
regulations on greenhouse
gas emissions.
Obama responded in
remarks before an audi-
ence at a Ford assembly
plant near Kansas City,
Mo.
He blamed a faction
on the far right of the
Republican Party for
threatening to shut down
government operations
or default on government
debts. Theyre focused
on trying to mess with
me, he told plant work-
ers. Theyre not focused
on you.
Unlike other budget
showdowns of the recent
past, this one pits younger
Republicans in the House
against GOP veterans in
the Senate, although not
to the extent it does one
party against the other.
Republicans are united
in their opposition to the
health care law, which
they say will force the
price of coverage higher
and prompt employers
to reduce work hours for
workers. But they disagree
on how to attack it.
The bill that won pas-
sage on Friday was all but
forced on Boehner and fel-
low House GOP leaders,
who fear a repeat of the
twin government shut-
downs nearly two decades
ago that inicted seri-
ous political damage on
Republicans.
Caution on the part
of GOP elders was over-
whelmed by tea party-
aligned lawmakers, who
were in turn responding
to the urgings of outside
groups and their allies in
the Senate, Sens. Ted Cruz
of Texas and Mike Lee of
Utah among them.
The vote in the House
was almost completely
along party lines, and the
administration threatened
in advance to veto the bill
if it should pass the Senate
as well. Among Democrats,
only Reps. Mike McIntyre
of North Carolina and Jim
Matheson of Utah support-
ed the measure. Virginia
Rep. Scott Rigell was the
only Republican voting
against it.
The Republican rally
in the Capitol afterward
was unusual for its overtly
political tone.
You know, many
Senate Republicans have
promised to leave no
stone unturned ghting
for this bill, and all of us
here support that effort.
Were calling on Senate
Democrats to do the same
thing, said Majority
Leader Eric Cantor of
Virginia, who then asked
how four Democrats who
face re-election in swing
states next year will be
voting. Among the four,
Sens. Mark Pryor of
Arkansas, Mark Begich
of Alaska, Kay Hagan of
North Carolina and Mary
Landrieu of Louisiana all
voted for the law when
it passed Congress, and
none has indicated a vote
for nullication.
Instead, the likelihood is
that the Senate will strip
off the provision to defund
the health care law, as well
a different section that
prioritizes debt payments
in the event the Treasury
lacks the funds to meet all
its obligations. Reid and
other Democrats then plan
to send back to the House
a bill whose sole purpose
would be to prevent any
interruption in govern-
ment services on Oct. 1.
The next move would
be up to Boehner and
his famously fractious
rank and le. Unless they
decide to surrender quick-
ly, they could respond with
yet another attack on the
health care law, perhaps
a one-year delay in the
requirement for individu-
als to purchase insurance.
Senate Republican Leader
Mitch McConnell of
Kentucky backs legislation
to that effect, and Obama
has already announced a
one-year postponement
in a requirement for busi-
nesses to provide coverage
to their employees.
In recent years, the
threat of massive interrup-
tions in government ser-
vices has waned as agen-
cies rene their plans for
possible shutdowns, but
lawmakers cautioned the
effects could be harmful.
From page 1A
Fight
time possible, according
to the civil complaint.
The complaint alleges
FEMA officials were in
frequent contact with
Herron about finding
permanent housing dur-
ing 2012. Herron alleg-
edly told FEMA officials
that he had contacted
rental sources, but rents
were too high for his lim-
ited income.
Im doing my best,
what do they want me to
do? Herron said. I have
my two boys. I have to
keep my head together.
FEMA on Sept. 7,
2012, told Herron he
had 15 days to vacate the
trailer. A second 15-day
notice to vacate was
issued on Oct. 17.
Despite the notices to
leave the trailer, Herron
remained.
FEMA officials met
with Herron on Nov.
21 to determine efforts
at finding a permanent
residence.
FEMA only had evi-
dence that Mr. Herron
applied for one facil-
ity/rental and could not
provide FEMA with a
firm commitment that
he would put in applica-
tions at other facilities
available to him, the
suit states.
FEMA claims the agen-
cy had provided Herron
with $28,000 in replace-
ment housing assis-
tance, including $1,700
in rental assistance. The
lawsuit alleges Herron
was unable to validate
that he used the funds
for housing.
Theyre charging me
$1,125 a month to live
there, Herron said. I
have to feed my kids.
How am I supposed to
pay them?
Herron said he has not
seen the complaint and
was made aware of it by
a reporter.
From page 1A
Trailer
A month from now,
Im sure Ill have gone
through rolls and rolls of
vinyl, Levine said.
There was one company
she declined to name that
ordered 21 new signs dis-
playing the area code.
I think businesses are
thinking about dialing the
area code themselves to
make call, but not think-
ing it through to the next
step of informing their
customers that theyll
have to do the same,
Levine said.
While most businesses
have marketing material,
business cards and let-
terhead featuring area
codes because they often
interact with those out
of town, the signage dis-
played locally doesnt
always follow suit.
Anyone driving
throughout the Wilkes-
Barre area Friday would
have noticed signs hang-
ing from facades along
Wyoming Avenue missing
the area code. Burgitts
City Taxi cabs all lacked
the three digits, too.
Several businesses along
Public Square, includ-
ing Leo Matus News and
Liberty Tax, had only sev-
en-digit numbers on their
windows or doors.
Several food business-
es, including Mimmos
and Circles on the Square,
send out hundreds of
faxes every day of their
daily specials. Their fax
recipient lists have to be
re-entered with the 570
area code added.
From page 1A
Dialing
ParIshassIgnmEnTs
The Diocese of Scranton provided a list of The Rev.
WilliamJefrey Paulishs assignments since his
ordination 25 years ago:
Sept. 3, 1988 ordained
Sept. 9, 1988 June 19, 1991: assistant pastor, Our
Lady of the Snows, Clarks Summit
June 20, 1991 Jan. 14, 1992: assistant pastor,
Annunciation, Williamsport
Jan. 15 June 21, 1992: assistant pastor, St.
Cecilias, Exeter
June 22, 1992 July 6, 1993: assistant pastor, Most
Precious Blood, Hazleton
July 7, 1993 Jan. 23, 1994: assistant pastor, Sacred
Heart, Peckville
Jan. 24, 1994 July 4, 2000: chaplain, Little Flower
Manor, Wilkes-Barre
July 5, 2000 July 5, 2004: pastor at St. Francis
Xavier, Friendsville, St. Patricks, Middletown, and St.
Thomas the Apostle, Little Meadows
July 6 Nov. 9, 2004: leave of absence, health
reasons
Nov. 10, 2004 June 28, 2005: assistant pastor at
St. Josephs, Minooka, Immaculate Conception and
St. John the Baptist, Taylor
June 29 Sept. 12, 2005: chaplain, St. Marys Villa,
Elmhurst
Sept. 13 Nov. 8, 2005: assistant pastor, St.
Patricks, Scranton
Nov. 9, 2005 March 24, 2006: leave of absence
(no reason listed)
March 24 Oct. 11, 2006: residence at St. Cecilia,
Exeter
Oct. 11, 2006 July 8, 2008: assistant pastor, St.
Marys, Old Forge
July 9, 2008 July 6, 2011: administrator, St.
Elizabeth, Bear Creek (and pastor fromJuly 7, 2010 -
July 10, 2011)
July 11, 2011 Aug. 5, 2012: leave of absence, health
reasons
Aug. 6 Nov. 14, 2012: assistant pastor, Holy Cross,
Olyphant
Nov. 15, 2012 - July 14, 2013: leave of absence, health
reasons
July 15 - Sept. 20: assistant pastor, Prince of Peace,
Old Forge
Sept. 20: leave of absence pending investigation of
alleged sexual misconduct with a minor
JOHN ERZAR
jerzar@timesleader.com
BERWICK Those black
shirts worn by many Wyoming
Valley West students had a mes-
sage on them for the football team
Strive For Five.
Berwick had another motto
Friday night No More After
Four.
The Dawgs used a strong run-
ning game in the second half to
snap a four-game losing streak to
Valley West with a 42-28 victory
in a Wyoming Valley Conference
interdivisional football game at
Crispin Field.
Berwick (4-0) hadnt defeated
the Spartans (3-1) since 2008. The
Dawgs were embarrassed in last
years meeting 33-15.
To reverse the curse my senior
year, Berwick left tackle Kyle
Stearley said, its a dream.
Stearley and the big boys up
front turned the contest in the sec-
ond half. Berwick threw only four
times in the second half while run-
ning the ball 31 times.
Running back Dain Kowalski,
who lost a fumble on his second
carry of the game and rushed just
one more time in the rst half,
scored two fourth-quarter touch-
downs to help the Dawgs pull
away. Kowalskis 20-yard TD run
with 4:03 to play gave Berwick a
42-21 lead and sent many of the
black-shirt crew to the exits. He
nished with 65 yards on 11 car-
ries.
Berwick also utilized fullback
Jorden Stout quite often in the
second half. He had six of his eight
rushes over the nal two quarters.
I thought we had a better line
sports
timesleader.com
THETIMES LEADER Saturday, September 21, 2013
SECTION B
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
Lions anxious to rebound fromdefeat
DEREK LEVARSE
dlevarse@timesleader.com
Paul Haynes practically sighed when
he said it. The rst-year Kent State coach
has been tasked with preparing his team
for back-to-back games at LSU and Penn
State.
It doesnt get any easier, Haynes
said. We go from Death Valley to Happy
Valley. Which isnt very happy right now.
No, indeed.
The Nittany Lions have been in an
ornery mood this week, particularly on
defense, following their 34-31 loss to
Central Florida. It was the rst time since
joining the Big Ten that the Lions had
allowed 34 points in a non-conference
game at Beaver Stadium.
They return there today to face the
Golden Flashes in their nal tune-up
before their Big Ten schedule opens in
October.
Senior leaders like safety Malcolm
Willis have tried to set the tone right at
the start of the week.
Willis got in everybodys ear after
practice on Monday and let guys know
we have to be on everything this week,
sophomore corner Jordan Lucas said.
We cant let up on anything in practice.
Run to the ball, and when we get there,
we have to be nasty.
He stepped up and let us know we
have to get it done.
Penn State had reversed its 0-2 start
from a year ago and the defense had
done its job, shutting down two strug-
gling offenses in Syracuse and Eastern
Michigan.
Senior linebacker Glenn Carson
wouldnt go so far as to say the Lions
were overcondent before facing
See PSU | 6B
robinsons frst goal propels Crusaders in ot
JOHN MEDEIROS
jmedeiros@timesleader.com
WILKES-BARRE
Savannah Robinson just
wouldnt stop smiling.
Her grin was wide and
bright long after meeting
with her teammates, and then
returning to her teams bench
and sending out a text or two.
So what caused all this joy
to come over the Coughlin
sophomore? A moment that
shell remember forever.
Robinson scored in the 13th
minute of overtime to lift the
Crusaders to a 1-0 victory over
Wyoming Seminary in WVC
eld hockey Friday.
Its pretty stressful in over-
time, Robinson said of her
rst varsity goal, which led to
a pile of Crusaders celebrat-
ing on the eld and an ice bag
for her shoulder afterward. I
ran to my best friend Brigid
(Wood). I think I gave her a
concussion (from the celebra-
tory collision).
It was a wild urry that led
to the games only goal, as
Coughlin came down the eld
after repelling a Wyoming
Seminary penalty corner and
ensuing long corner oppor-
tunity. Brigid Wood started
the attack inside the Blue
Knights circle with a reverse-
stick shot that Sem goalkeeper
Mackenzie Gagliardi swatted
down with the blocker on her
left hand.
The rebound was pounced
on by Kaitlyn Lukashewski,
who red a ticketed shot
toward the Sem goal. Gagliardi
was able to get her left boot
on what looked like a sure
goal. Then Wood pushed that
rebound to Robinson.
I was really nervous as
the ball came toward me,
Robinson said. I just tried to
hit it as hard as I could.
Despite a lack of goals, the
game was an exciting up-and-
down the eld extravaganza.
As quickly as Sarah Zbierski
or Katie Colleran would send a
long ball upeld for Coughlin,
Tali Dressler and Isabella
DelPriore were ring the ball
right back into Crusaders ter-
ritory.
Theyve started the last
two years, Coughlin coach
Colleen Wood said of her
defensive backs. They are
able to combine with the
speed we have with our mids.
Theyre really been working
together.
It would ease my mind if
they could connect for a goal
or two earlier in the game,
though, Wood added with a
laugh.
This was the third time the
teams had met at Guthrie
Field, having weather post-
pone them Sept. 11, then
being halted by storms after
playing 21:36 of the rst half
Sept. 12. The game resumed
Friday with 8:24 remaining in
the rst half.
The Blue Knights had some
great chances that just didnt
connect.
Midway through the second
half, a 40-yard drive by Marina
Barnak looked to be heading
over the end line, but instead
clanged off the goal post and
sat in front of the goal, only to
be cleared away by Crusaders
keeper MKensie Lee.
In overtime, Mallory
Lefkowicz capped a great
game with two chances that
were nearly converted.
Her reverse-stick shot on a
penalty corner led to a battle
in front between Lee and
Sems Alexis Quick for the
ball at the post. Lee won that
battle with a glove save.
On the ensuing long corner,
Morgan Malone centered to
Lefkowicz for a shot that went
just wide to the long side.
We know this is always
a tough battle, Sem coach
Karen Klassner said. We
put ourselves in position to
succeed, but you get a game
like this sometimes. We
had some good chances but
just had trouble nishing.
Dawgs stop
ValleyWest
Mazonkey runs wild for Northwest
JOE BARESS
For The Times Leader
SHICKSHINNY From the rst
snap, Northwests offensive game-
plan was clear. Give the ball to
Austin Mazonkey and let him lead
the team to a 4-0 start.
Thirty-seven carries, 352 yards
and four touchdowns later, the
Rangers remained undefeated with
a 26-20 victory over GAR at home
on Friday.
Hes a great workhorse and
he plays both sides of the ball,
Northwest coach Carl Majer said.
He has the ability to break it, he
runs hard and he has good vision.
Mazonkey took his rst carry to
the house on a 72-yard touchdown
run on the rst play of the game to
give the Rangers a 6-0 advantage.
On the ensuing Northwest pos-
session, the Rangers called on
Mazonkey six times, leading to
another touchdown.
GAR fought back in the second
quarter when Rashaun Mathis
found Rashaun Jackson streaking
down the left side of the eld for a
27-yard touchdown reception.
Rich Sickler then scurried for a
45-yard touchdown run before the
end of the half to tie the game at 13.
Sickler nished the game with 117
yards rushing on 19 carries.
The game remained scoreless
in the second half until Mazonkey
ended the defensive struggle in the
fourth quarter with a 1-yard touch-
down run to give the Rangers a
20-13 lead.
Mazonkey added his fourth touch-
down with 3:39 remaining in the
game to give Northwest a 26-13
advantage.
With the game almost out of reach
the Grenadiers (0-4) continued
to battle. Facing fourth down and
under tremendous pressure, Mathis
PSU GAMEDAY
KENT STATE (1-2) AT PENN STATE (2-1)
3:30 p.m., today
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*$259 p erm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles
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NM AC @ T ier1; $2000 ca s h d o w n o rtra d e eq u ity. (+) p lu s
regis tra tio n fees ; to ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2202.50.
STK# N22468
M O DEL# 13013
V IN# 125432
M SRP $22,410
2 A T TH IS 2 A T TH IS
P R IC E! P R IC E!
B U Y FOR
$
20 ,410
*
+ T/T
OR
$
259
*
L EAS E FOR
P ER
M O.
2012N IS S A N
P A THFIN DE R S 4X4
V6, Au to , A/ C, PW ,
PDL , Cru is e, T ilt,
AM / F M / CD, Allo ys ,
F lo o rM a ts
& M u ch M o re!
*$259 p erm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles
p eryea r; Res id u a l= $15,834.35; m u s tb e a p p ro ved thru
NM AC @ T ier1; $2500 ca s h d o w n o rtra d e eq u ity. (+) p lu s
regis tra tio n fees ; to ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2702.50. $1750
Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te & $1000 S ep tBo n u s Ca s h in clu d ed .
STK# N22166
M O DEL# 25012
V IN# 625154
M SRP $32,315
6 A T TH IS 6 A T TH IS
P R IC E! P R IC E!
B U Y FOR
$
25,8 15
*
+ T/T
OR
$
259
*
L EAS E FOR
P ER
M O.
W / $250 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE, $50 0 N M AC CAP TIVE CAS H & $10 0 0 S EP T B ON U S CAS H
SA VE $6000O R M O R E O N A LL
2012 M U R A NO S IN STO C K!!
W / $20 0 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE, $50 0 N M AC CAP TIVE CAS H & $50 0 S EP T B ON U S CAS H
2012N IS S A N M A XIM A
3.5S L IM ITE D E DITION
V-6, CVT , A/ C, S u n ro o f,
Bla ck W heels , F lo o r
M a ts , AM / F M / CD,
M u ch, M u ch M o re!
*$289 p erm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l= $19,627.95;
m u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $2000 ca s h d o w n o rtra d e eq u ity. (+) p lu s
regis tra tio n fees ; to ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2,202.50. $1000 Nis s a n L ea s e Reb a te in clu d ed .
STK# N22368
M O DEL# 16112
V IN# 861635
M SRP $34,435
5 A T TH IS 5 A T TH IS
P R IC E! P R IC E!
B U Y FOR
$
27,435
*
+ T/T
OR
$
28 9
*
L EAS E FOR
P ER
M O.
W / $350 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE & $50 0 N M AC CAP TIVE CAS H
H U R R Y ! H U R R Y !
WERE
SCHOOLING
THE
COMPETITION
2012N IS S A N A L TIM A
2.5S COUP E
4 Cyl, CVT , A/ C, L ea ther, Prem iu m Pa cka ge, F o g L ights ,
M o o n ro o f, Bo s e S o u n d , Cn v. Pkg, & M u ch M o re!
*$299 p erm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l=
$16,710.90; m u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $2000 ca s h d o w n o r
tra d e eq u ity. (+) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; to ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2202.50.
STK# N22155
M O DEL# 15112
V IN# 260196
M SRP $31,530
2 A T TH IS 2 A T TH IS
P R IC E! P R IC E!
B U Y FOR
$
26,530
*
+ T/T
OR
$
299
*
L EAS E FOR
P ER
M O.
W / $150 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE, $50 0 N M AC CAP TIVE CAS H
SA VE $5000O FF M SR P !
2012N IS S A N XTE RRA
S 4X4
V6, Au to , A/ C, Va lu e Pkg, AM / F M / CD, PW ,
PDL , Cru is e, T ilt, Allo ys , & M u ch M o re!
*$299 p erm o n th p lu s ta x, 39 m o n th lea s e; 12,000 m iles p eryea r; Res id u a l=
$15,873; m u s tb e a p p ro ved thru NM AC @ T ier1; $2500 ca s h d o w n o rtra d e
eq u ity. (+) p lu s regis tra tio n fees ; to ta l d u e @ d elivery= $2702.50.
STK# N21979
M O DEL# 24212
V IN# 513857
M SRP $30,525
6 A T TH IS 6 A T TH IS
P R IC E! P R IC E!
B U Y FOR
$
26,525
*
+ T/T
OR
$
299
*
L EAS E FOR
P ER
M O.
W / $150 0 N IS S AN R EB ATE, $50 0 N M AC CAP TIVE CAS H
SA VE $4000O R M O R E O N A LL
2012 XTER R A S IN STO C K!!
SA VE $$$
O N TH E NEW
A LTIM A !!!
*Tax and Tag additional. Prior Sales Excluded. Not Responsible for Typographical Errors. All rebates &incentives applied. ** 0%APR in lieu of rebates. Ask for details.
**As per NISSAN Montly Sales Volume Report as of August 2013. All Prices based on immediate delivery iin stock vehicles only. All ofers expire 9/30/13.
WERE
SCHOOLING
THE
COMPETITION
2014 NISSAN
VERSANOTE SVHATCHBACK
STK# N23864
MOD# 11614
VIN# 356442
MSRP $17,115
4 Cyl., CVT, A/C, PW, PDL, Cruise,
Tilt, Floor Mats and Splash
Guards and much more!
2 AT THIS
PRICE! ONLY 24 MONTH LEASE @$189 PLUS TAX
BUY FOR
$
16,995
*
+T/T
OR
LEASE FOR
$
189
*
PER
MO.
*189 per month plus tax, 24 month lease; 12,000 miles per year; Residual=$12,151.65; Must be approved thru NMAC @Tier 1;
$800.50 cash down or trade equity. (+) plus registration fees; total @ delivery=$1000.00. $425 NISSAN Lease Rebate included.
2013 NISSAN
SENTRAS SDN
STK# N24035
MOD# 12013
VIN# 753002
MSRP $18,960
4 Cyl., CVT, Alloys, Bluetooth,
PW, PDL, Floor Mats, Splash
Guards and much more!!
SIMILAR SAVINGS ON ALL NEW 2013
NISSAN SENTRAS IN STOCK ONLY!!
BUY FOR
$
17,495
*
+T/T
OR
LEASE FOR
$
219
*
PER
MO.
*219 per month plus tax, 36 month lease; 12,000 miles per year; Residual=$10,996.80; Must be approved thru NMAC @
Tier 1; $0 cash down or trade equity. (+) plus registration fees; total @ delivery=$0. $900 NISSAN Lease Rebate included.
3 AT THIS
PRICE!
W/ $500 NMAC CAPTIVE CASH
2013 NISSAN
ALTIMA2.5S SDN
STK# N23628
MOD# 13113
VIN# 547941
MSRP $24,645
4 Cyl., CVT, A/C, PW, PDL,
Tilt, Zero Gravity, Seats, Floor
Mats and much more!
2 AT THIS
PRICE!
BUY FOR
$
19,999
*
+T/T
OR
LEASE FOR
$
249
*
PER
MO.
*249 per month plus tax, 36 month lease; 12,000 miles per year; Residual=$14,540.55; Must be
approved thru NMAC @Tier 1; $0 cash down or trade equity. (+) plus registration fees; total @
delivery=$0. $375 NISSAN Lease Rebate and $600 Equipment Allowance Applied.
W/ $1000 NISSAN REBATE. $500 NMAC CAPTIVE
CASH & $600 NISSAN EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE.
SIMILAR SAVINGS ON ALL NEW 2013
NISSAN ALTIMAS IN STOCK ONLY!!
2013 NISSAN
ROGUE SVAWD
STK# N24025
MOD# 22413
VIN# 652557
MSRP $25,220
4 Cyl., CVT, A/C, Alloys, Bluetooth,
Roof Rails, Rear Tinted Glass, Power
Seat and much more!!
BUY FOR
$
21,520
*
+T/T
OR
LEASE FOR
$
259
*
PER
MO.
*259 per month plus tax, 39 month lease; 12,000 miles per year; Residual=$13,871.00; Must
be approved thru NMAC @Tier 1; $0 cash down or trade equity. (+) plus registration fees; total
@ delivery=$0. $2,250 NISSAN Lease Rebate included.
SIMILAR SAVINGS ON ALL NEW 2013
NISSAN ROGUES IN STOCK ONLY!!
2 AT THIS
PRICE!
W/ $1000 NISSAN REBATE &$500 NMAC CAPTIVE CASH
2013 NISSAN
MURANOSVAWD
STK# N22962
MOD# 23413
VIN# 302925
MSRP $37,905
V-6, CVT, A/C, Bluetooth, Navi,
Bose Sound, PWR, Liftgate and
much, much more!!
BUY FOR
$
29,905
*
+T/T
OR
LEASE FOR
$
379
*
PER
MO.
*379 per month plus tax, 39 month lease; 12,000 miles per year; Residual=$19,710.60; Must be approved thru
NMAC @Tier 1; $0 cash down or trade equity. (+) plus registration fees; total @ delivery=$0. $1500 NISSAN
LEASE REBATE INCLUDED & $1000 CUSTOMER BONUS + $2450 EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE APPLIED.
W/ $500 NISSAN REBATE, $500 NMAC CASH, $1000
CUSTOMER BONUS CASH &$2450 EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE.
5 AT THIS
PRICE!
SIMILAR SAVINGS ON ALL NEW 2013
NISSAN MURANOS IN STOCK ONLY!!
SAVE
$8000
OFF MSRP!
V-6, CVT, Leather, Rear DVD, PW,
PDL, Cruise, Tilt, Alloys and much,
much more!
BUY FOR
$
37,999
*
+T/T
OR
LEASE FOR
$
489
*
PER
MO.
*489 per month plus tax, 36 month lease; 12,000 miles per year; Residual=$22,960.20; Must be approved thru
NMAC @Tier 1; $1800 cash down or trade equity. (+) plus registration fees; total @ delivery=$2000. NISSAN
LEASE REBATE INCLUDED.
SIMILAR SAVINGS ON ALL NEW 2013
NISSAN PATHFINDERS IN STOCK ONLY!!
2 AT THIS
PRICE!
W/ $1000 NISSAN REBATE &$500 NMAC CAPTIVE CASH
SAVE
$7000
OFF MSRP!
2013 NISSAN
PATHFINDER
PLATINUM
4x4
STK# N23225
MOD# 25613
VIN# 637981
MSRP $45,020
2013 NISSAN
FRONTIER SVC.C. 4X4 6 speed
STK# N23428
MOD# 32463
VIN# 722605
MSRP $28,835
V-6, 6 Speed, A/C, PW, PDL,
Cruise, Tilt and much, much
more!
3 AT THIS
PRICE!
BUY FOR
$
25,835
*
+T/T
OR
LEASE FOR
$
299
*
PER
MO.
*299 per month plus tax, 39 month lease; 12,000 miles per year; Residual=$16,724.30; Must be approved thru NMAC
@Tier 1; $0 cash down or trade equity. (+) plus registration fees; total @ delivery=$0. $500 NISSAN CUSTOMER
BONUS CASH INCLUDED.
SIMILAR SAVINGS ON ALL NEW 2013
NISSAN FRONTIERS IN STOCK ONLY!!
W/ $500 NISSAN REBATE, $500 NMAC CAPTIVE CASH &
$500 CUSTOMER BONUS CASH.
2013 NISSAN
TITANSVC.C. 4X4
V-8, AUTO, Value Truck Package, Alloys,
Rear Camera, Tow Hitch, Blue Tooth,
Satellite Radio and much, much more!
BUY FOR
$
30,905
*
+T/T
SIMILAR SAVINGS ON ALL NEW 2013
NISAN TITANS IN STOCK ONLY!!
2 AT THIS
PRICE!
W/ $2500 NISSAN REBATE, $500 NMAC CAPTIVE
CASH & $2350 CUSTOMER BONUS CASH
SAVE
$9000
OFF MSRP!
STK# N23331
MOD# 36413
VIN# 300071
MSRP $39,905
OVER
360
NEWNISSANS
AVAILABLE
HUGE
SAVINGS
ON ALL
NEW 2013
NISSANS