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Dallas Township mulls nuisance ordinance
DALLAS TWP. -- At Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting, township Solicitor Tom Brennan presented copies of ordinances from two municipalities in the state that address the issue of excess vegetation.
Times Leader  –  Oct 9, 2008 06:37 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Exits will save $1.8M
Officials expect Luzerne County will save at least $1.8 million in 2009 with the acceptance of an early-retirement incentive plan by 127 county employees.
Times Leader  –  Oct 9, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Fed slices interest rates; stocks fall again
WASHINGTON — Wall Street bounced higher and lower Wednesday trying to make up its mind about an unprecedented coordinated interest rate cut by central banks around the world. In the end it settled on a familiar feeling — fear — and plunged again.
Times Leader  –  Oct 9, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
McCain touts mortgage buyout plan
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Seeking to regain ground he’s lost in the polls during the economic crisis, Republican John McCain returned to the campaign trail Wednesday trumpeting a mortgage bailout plan he unveiled in Tuesday night’s presidential debate.
Times Leader  –  Oct 9, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
3 arrested in attempted theft
JACKSON TWP. – Police arrested three people accused of trying to steal a large piece of copper from a Back Mountain home just before 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Times Leader  –  Oct 9, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Nursing OT bill advances to governor
Legislation banning mandatory overtime for nurses and other employees involved in direct care of patients awaits the governor’s signature after the state House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously approved the bill.
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Water main put in under Susquehanna
NANTICOKE – As ominous as the deep, repetitive rumbling near the Nanticoke Bridge might have seemed on Wednesday, it was actually a sign the city’s water supply would soon be more secure.
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Crash-injury case sent to court
WILKES-BARRE – Hai Truong Vu smiled and chatted with his family and friends on Wednesday before his preliminary hearing in Central Court on allegations he seriously injured a teen in what Kingston police said was an alcohol-related crash earlier this year.
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New session set for L-L talks
LEHMAN TWP. – Teacher contract talks at Lake-Lehman School District may not have accomplished much Wednesday, but the two sides did schedule another session for Nov. 3, School Board President Charles Balavage said.
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Russia, Georgia dispute pullout
KARALETI, Georgia — Russian troops pulled back from their positions outside Georgia’s breakaway province of South Ossetia but held their ground in contested areas, setting the stage for more tension between the two countries that waged war in August.
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