Arresting Regionalization Figures Aired

Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Luzerne County (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DUPONT, PA – There was good news and bad news, depending on where you live.

A regional police study was presented Thursday night to municipal officials from Avoca, Dupont, Duryea, Hughestown, Laflin and Jenkins Township.

If you live in Laflin, the borough could save nearly $200,000 a year by joining a regional police department. If you cross the border into Jenkins Township, the cost is well over $100,000 more each year, according to the study.

Ron Stern of the Governor’s Center for Local Government Services and Joseph L. Kirschner, on speakerphone from Naples, Fla., detailed a 42-page report outlining current staffing and costs, and a plan for a unified force.

Read more: http://timesleader.com/news/local-news/1147789/Arresting-regionalization-figures-aired

Luzerne County Teen Makes Christmas CD To Benefit NEPA Flood Victims

DURYEA, PA – This time of year, holiday CDs are a dime a dozen.  But for flood victims in Duryea, Jordan Marsh’s “A Little Christmas Guitar” is one of a kind, a priceless symbol of the Christmas spirit, an embodiment of what it means to give to others during the holiday season.

The 16-year-old, a volunteer member of Excelsior Hose Co. No. 2, saw the destruction of this summer’s floods firsthand, witnessing his neighbors and friends in Duryea throw away all of their most prized possessions after flood waters from Tropical Storm Lee and Hurricane Irene destroyed their homes and ravaged their properties.

Read more: http://citizensvoice.com/news/duryea-teen-spreads-holiday-cheer-raises-money-for-flood-victims-1.1240796#ixzz1fgZcLu2J