See you in court, Donald
John Chrin airs first TV commercial in 8th Congressional District race
Republican John Chrin has launched his first television commercial in his bid for the 8th Congressional District seat. “Growing up, we didn't have much, but we had our family,” Chrin says at in the...
HS LACROSSE: Scranton Prep-Delaware Valley rivalry heats up; Open race for division crowns
The weather hasn't been cooperating with any spring sports seasons. Boys and girls lacrosse has gotten off to a start, however, and no team played better than Scranton Prep in the opening week. Scranton Prep players knew heading into the start of the season it could...
Hundreds of lettermen release statement on “Paterno” film
Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino portrayed the legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in HBO's "Paterno," which debuted Saturday night. PHOTO BY ATSUSHI NISHIJIMA/HBO, via ASSOCIATED PRESS Two days after the movie debuted on HBO, nearly 300 former Penn State...
Scranton School Board must come clean tonight
I was a fidgety kid. Couldn’t sit still, couldn’t focus on fuzzy math, couldn’t go along to get along. At 50, I am as restless as I was at 15, only now I have two mortgages, utility bills and I get paid to be a troublemaker. If you've been reading my columns about...
Photos: Scranton Half Marathon
HS TENNIS: Dunmore off to fast start; Schedule makers fighting weather
It was a balmy 21 degrees this morning in Scott Township. Now, the forecast indicates it will at least get into the 40s today and that means there will likely be tennis played across the Lackawanna League. Last week, teams at least tried to get matches in, but the...
AOW EXTRA: DANIEL HINTON, SCRANTON PREP
The Scranton Prep senior had three goals and four assists, including on the game-winner in a 10-9 victory over Delaware Valley. He added four goals and two assists in a 7-5 win over Dallas. Here's more from Hinton's interview: Age: 18 Family: Mother, Terri; dad, Tim;...
HS SWIMMING: 2017-18 Times-Tribune All-Region Girls Team
I had a great time setting up these photos with photographer Christopher Dolan. The swimmers were very cooperative, considering the shoot had to be scheduled, rescheduled and relocated, and rescheduled and relocated, again. You all remember the snow storms we were...
HS SWIMMING: 2017-18 Times-Tribune All-Region Boys Team
I had a great time setting up these photos with photographer Christopher Dolan. The swimmers were very cooperative, considering the shoot had to be scheduled, rescheduled and relocated, and rescheduled and relocated, again. You all remember the snow storms we were...
The kettle, the pot and the prison
The spring that isn’t
Game 1: RailRiders vs. Syracuse
The field is looks good. All the video panels in the scoreboards are firing. They're giving the seats one last power wash and they're heating up all the grills at the concession stands. It's opening day in Moosic. The RailRiders welcome Syracuse to PNC Field tonight...
Casey campaigns boasts of 1st quarter campaign money haul
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey keeps piling up the campaign cash and bragging about it. The Scranton Democrat's campaign said today it raised $2.2 million in the first quarter of this year and ended the quarter with more than $10 million cash on hand, up from $8.6 million at the...
‘Tis the season
Under new management
Established following the financial meltdown caused by Wall Street's and the banking industry's mortgage-backed securities fiasco, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been thorn in the side of banks, payday lenders and others. So it's hardly surprising that...
Mustering the Troops
Editor's note: Portions of this article original appeared in Sunday Times on August 14, 2016 In the summer of ’16 — that is 1916 — the U.S Department of War called up the 13th Regiment to serve on the U.S./Mexico border in an effort to capture Mexican revolutionary...
King and Trump
How far has this nation come since the death of Dr. King? (Cartoon from 2016).
RailRiders Media Day
Tamara’s Take: Quick Reviews, April 3
“Tomb Raider,” three stars out of five. In theaters. Run through the jungle. Jump over fallen branches. Land in a raging river. Approach a waterfall and try not to go down it. Fight off a bad guy. Find a safe place to hide. This is the plot of the latest reboot of a...
