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Charles R. Prizniak, 79, of Jones Street, Hanover section of Nanticoke, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, and now joins his beloved wife and son in heaven.

He and the former Mary Ann Lushefski were married 54 years until she passed on Dec. 21, 1017.

Born April 1, 1942, in Nanticoke, he was a son of the late Charles J. and Evelyn L. Kreitzer Prizniak. He attended Hanover Area schools and was a graduate with the Class of 1960.

At an early age, Charlie worked picking coal and working for Herold’s vegetable farms. For a time, he peddled samples for Proctor & Gamble in Harrisburg and worked many years at MacGregor Sportswear as well as a mechanic at Jack’s Sunoco on the Sans Souci Parkway, Hanover Twp., for 30 years. He was last employed at the K.M. Smith School of the Greater Nanticoke Area School District, where he was affectionately known as “Mr. Charlie.” He retired in 2018.

Charlie loved all sports, sports trivia and followed the Phillies, Eagles and Penn State teams. He especially loved following his children’s sports throughout the years, never missing a game. He was an avid golfer and bowled on leagues for many years. He also had been an active member of the Quoit Club, Nanticoke.

In addition to his parents and wife, Mary Ann, Charlie was preceded in death by his son, Charles J. “Chuck” Prizniak, on Sept. 22, 2009; and a son-in-law, James Zaykoski.

Surviving is his daughter, Gail Zaykoski, Mount Airy, Md.; his son, Timothy Prizniak and wife, Marie, caring for him at home; grandchildren, Kyle and Amanda Zaykoski; brothers, Ronald Prizniak and wife, Georgine, Alden; and David Prizniak and wife, Diane, Hanover Twp.; as well as nieces and nephews.

A blessing service will be held at noon Friday from Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke,…

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Celia Jennings, 70, of Nanticoke, passed into eternal life Friday, Oct. 1, 2021.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, the love of her life, Richard Jennings.

She was born July 29, 1951, the daughter of the late Harry Bloom and Anna Rustay Bloom.

Celia was a member of St. Faustina Kowalska Church, Nanticoke, and spent many years as a crossing guard at the former Pope John Paul Il School, Nanticoke.

Celia loved sitting on her front porch chatting with neighbors, with her Richie sitting by her side, and was always so proud of her grandchildren’s accomplishments. When you entered her home, you could bet there would be a classic western TV show or movie on the TV. She had a strong faith in God and always told others to place their faith with him as well. Her favorite time of year was Christmas, when she loved to shower her family with gifts. No one could wrap presents quite like her.

She is survived by her children, son, Arthur McDonnell; daughters, Anissa Jennings; and Susan Carey and husband, Shawn Carey; her grandchildren, her absolute pride and joy in life, Keri Wasilewski; Shawn Carey Jr.; Samara Carey; Ricky Carey and Nicholas Carey; great-granddaughter, Haiden Wasilewski; sister, Anna Mae Backley; brothers, Wayne Bloom and wife, Charlotte Bloom; and Harry Bloom Jr. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews who affectionately referred to her as Aunt Sis.

In addition to her parents, Harry and Anna Bloom, she was preceded in death by sister, Sylvia Backley; brother, Larry Bloom; and brother-in-law, James Backley.

A funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday from Kielty-Moran Funeral Home Inc., 87 Washington Ave., Plymouth. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. Faustina Kowalska Catholic Church, 520 S. Hanover St., Nanticoke.

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All of the apps went down Monday around noon and didn’t come back online until almost 7 p.m. on Monday.

SCRANTON, Pa. — If you couldn’t access Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp Monday, you weren’t the only one. 

The worldwide outage that affected billions started around noon on Monday.

So, how were people feeling about the outage? Newswatch 16 took to Scranton to find out. 

“I’m supposed to be on social media actively, but it’s down, and I don’t know what to. I’m so lost. I’m walking with no destination. I don’t know where to go. I’m making circles,” said Yousif Almomen, Nanticoke. 

Some even thought the app was being faulty. 

“My first initial reaction was the wifi here is bad. No way is Instagram down. All of me and friends at the lunch table were all refreshing to see if it would come up, but it wasn’t, so eventually, we were like Instagrams down and put it away,” said Marco Colasurdo, University of Scranton. 

Others who use the platforms as a means of advertising the outage posed challenges. 

“It affects me in the way that it’s inconvenient because I’m supposed to promote my music and my merchandise, so it definitely has that negative aspect,” said James Barrett, Clarks Summit. 

Other social media sites, like Twitter, benefitted from the outage. Twitter, even noticing it, tweeting out, “hello literally everyone.”

hello literally everyone

— Twitter (@Twitter) October 4, 2021

“I think I was able to look at a lot of other different apps and use different forms of social media to learn things. Whereas normally I’d get all my information from Instagram,’ said Anthony Rizzi, a student at the University of Scranton. 

All three platforms came back online nearly six hours later.

Those we spoke with say the outage shows just…

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YATESVILLE – Things went rather well for Pittston Area in the first half Friday night.

Even a mishap turned into a touchdown.

The situation changed quite a bit in the second half, but not enough to put a three-touchdown advantage in danger against an opponent struggling all season to find the end zone.

Running back Harry Pugliese scored all three touchdowns, the last when he picked up an errant shotgun snap and ran 12 yards for a score, as the Patriots defeated Nanticoke, 21-0, on a Homecoming Night interdivisional game between Wyoming Valley Conference football teams.

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Pittston Area improved to 2-4 while Nanticoke Area fell to 1-5.

Nanticoke used a 17-play drive to move 84 yards from its 4to the Pittston Area 12 before Robby Barbieri’s interception ended the threat.

The Trojans had three shots in Patriots territory in the second half, including taking over on the Patriots 24 on one possession, but the Pittston Area defense posted the shutout.

“We just couldn’t punch it in,” Nanticoke Area coach Ron Bruza said. “We have a young team

with a good nucleus, but that’s not an excuse. We’re already in Week Six and mental mistakes at the wrong time are just hurting us.”

Pittston Area looked like it was going to win with ease early on. Quarterback Drew DeLucca, who missed last week’s game with Wilkes-Barre Area with an injury, hit on passes of 22 and 16 yards to receiver Kevin Lockett on the Patriots’ first two plays from scrimmage. Pugliese took a pitch and ran around left end for a 20-yard score on the fourth play.

Then, after a Nanticoke punt, Pugliese scored on a 77-yard run on Pittston Area’s first play to make it 14-0 at 7:37 of…

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Investigators are continuing their effort to find the person who fatally shot a bald eagle while it was in a tree north of Binghamton.

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman said the special agent handling the case of last spring’s killing of the eagle in the town of Nanticoke has not received “any credible leads.”

The bird apparently had been in a tree near 1022 Nanticoke Road when someone shot it on April 3. Investigators determined the eagle died as the result of a gunshot wound sustained from a high-caliber rifle projectile.

A reward of up to $5,000 was posted for information leading to those responsible for the eagle’s death.

People with information about the shooting may contact Fish and Wildlife Service special agent Ryan Bessey at (716) 691-3635.

Bald eagles are federally protected by Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Violators could face fines of up to $100,000 and up to one year in prison.

A bald eagle in the town of Fenton in 2016. (Photo: WNBF News)

Contact WNBF News reporter Bob Joseph: bob@wnbf.com or (607) 772-8400 extension 233.

For breaking news and updates on developing stories, follow @BinghamtonNow on Twitter.

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Lyla Rehill scored twice and Nina Angeli added another goal as Wyoming Area defeated host Lackawanna Trail 3-0 in a high school field hockey game on Wednesday.

Carly Saranchek made 8 saves to record the shutout for Wyoming Area.

Lilly Retrat had 10 saves for Lackawanna Trail.

Crestwood 3, Dallas o

Gabby Ambosie, Aubrey Macri and Emily DelVecchio all scored to lead Crestwood past Dallas.

Isabella Caporuscio made four saves to record the shutout.

Lake-Lehman 5, Wilkes-Barre Area 1

Sophia Lenza scored three goals to leads Lake-Lehman past Wilkes-Barre Area.

Also scoring for the Black Knights were Grace O’Donnell and Ava Klopp.

Ava Mondulick scored Wilkes-Barre Area’s only goal.

Northwest Area 4, Shikellamy 1

Morgan Hermanofski scored two goals and assisted on another to lead Northwest past Shikellamy.

GIRLS SOCCER 

Nanticoke 10, West Scranton 0

Alexis Atkins scored three goals and Shelby Shepanski added two to lead the Trojans past visiting West Scranton.

Also scoring for Nanticoke were Talli Ormes, Ariana Piestrak, Raiden Ball, Kaleah Moran and CarolAnn Larson.

Moran and Savannah Atkins each made a save in goal to combined for the shutout.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Pittston Area 3, Tunkhannock 0

Pittston Area won by game scores of 25-23, 25-11, 25-20.

Pittston Area was led by Jiana Moran (14 digs, 10 assists, 16 service points, 5 aces), Emily Dietrick (14 digs, 3 service points) and Emma Rinaldi (7 kills, 5 blocks, 3 service points).

The Tigers were led by Emma Elias (23 digs, 1 kill, 3 service points, 1 ace, 1 assist), Lorelai Paxton (7 digs, 11 service points, 3 aces, 1 kill, 1 assist) and Emily Schultz (6 kills, 4 assists, 3 digs, 1 service point).

Nanticoke 3, Wyoming Area 0

Nanticoke swept Wyoming Area.

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LOHREY, Adelaide Mason

Adelaide Mason Lohrey of Seaford passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021,at Tidal Health – Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford, DE. She was 74.

She was born on November 11, 1946, in Bronxville, New York, the daughter of the late Charles Sanford King, II and Adelaide Whittemore King.

After graduating High School, she earned her nursing certificate from the Clara Mass School of Nursing and pursued a life-long career caring for others. She worked as an emergency room nurse at Miami Valley and Grandview Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio for more than 40 years.

She was a former member of the United Church of Christ. In her free time, she loved to travel and spend time with her family and friends.

She is survived by her sister, Sandra Ruark and her husband Jay of Federalsburg, a brother Douglas King of Highbridge, NJ, two grandchildren: Megan Kilpatrick, Benjamin Kilpatrick, daughters-in-law; Rebecca Kilpatrick and her husband

William, and Roberta Lohrey-Drake and her husband Doug; a niece Lisa Wencloff, nephew E. Alan Ruark, and great-niece Sarah Wencloff and great-nephew Jacob Wencloff.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Lohrey, her children: Christine Adelaide Reutter and Frederick Charles Reutter.

There will be a celebration of life service for her at a later date.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Caroline County Humane Society, 407 West Belle Street, Ridgely, MD 21660 or the Humane Society of Greene County Ohio, 187 Bellbrook Ave., Xenia, OH 45385.

Services entrusted to the Framptom Funeral Home and Cremation Center. Share memories with the family at

www.framptom.com

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Bella Giardina scored twice, picking up the game-winning goal with 4:10 remaining to lift Pittston Area to a 2-1 victory over Abington Heights in WVC field hockey play on Tuesday.

Arianna Pisano finished with 15 saves to preserve the win. Morgan Hilbert set up Giardina’s first goal in the second quarter and the Comets tied it as time expired before halftime.

Nanticoke Area 4, Tunkhannock 0

Grace Reed finished with a goal and two assists and Kelsey Clark made four saves for the shutout to lift the Trojans.

Allie Brown (assist), Josette Park and Mackenzie Golightly also scored in the win.

Lake-Lehman 4, Wyoming Valley West 0

In a game played Monday, Ava Klopp scored twice for the Black Knights and Faye Post finished with four saves for the shutout.

Grace O’Donnell also scored while Madison Lasinski had a goal and an assist.

GIRLS SOCCER

Holy Redeemer 6, Tunkhannock 1

Jenessa Ferro scored twice in the second half to help the Royals pull away from the Tigers. Kalie Quaglia and Avery Kozerski both added a goal and an assist in the win.

Emma Ergott scored for Tunkhannock on a penalty kick.

Wyoming Area 4, Nanticoke Area 1

Halle Kranson scored what proved to be the game-winner and added two assists for the Warriors. Maddie Cecil (assist), Hannah Fairchild (assist) and Amelia Golden also scored.

Alexis Atkins had the lone goal for the Trojans.

BOYS SOCCER

Lake-Lehman 2, Holy Redeemer 1

Evan Kaiser broke a 1-1 tie midway through the second half and lifted the Black Knights to a win. Kaiser also assisted on Charles Sleyo’s opening goal.

Nate Stilp scored for the Royals. Eric Hanley made six saves in the victory.

Wyoming Valley West 5, Pittston Area 1

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HARRINGTON, DE – A total of 12 divisions, each with a purse of $20,000, headline the upcoming week (September 27-29) of racing at Harrington Raceway as the 2nd leg of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) stakes will be contested.

Four divisions of male pacers highlight the Monday (September 27) program with Kdk Standardbreds’ Heinikin Bythebay (7/5, Jason Thompson) and Nanticoke Racing and Donna Messick’s Ds Heartland (7/5, Art Stafford Jr.) perhaps emerging as the most impressive winners from the 1st leg of elimination events.

Heinikin Bythebay, a son of Southwind Lynx, has won 3 straight races for trainer Kevin Switzer and is the favorite in the second division, the 4th race on the 15-race program.

The Les Givens-trained Ds Heartland was the fastest elimination winner last week (1:55.3) and heads the 4th division, 8th race as a son of Badlands Hanover.

Three divisions of pacing fillies will battle Tuesday (September 28) with 2 clear standouts thus far. Let It Ride Stables’ Shabby Chic (7/5, Tim Tetrick) is unbeaten in 3 career starts for trainer Mike Hall. The Badlands Hanover filly is in the 2nd division and 4th race on the card.

Meanwhile, Gty Stable’s Gaitway Gal (7/5, Pat Berry) is 3-for-4 lifetime and was a 3-length winner last week for trainer Jeff Smith. The Delmarvalous-sired filly heads the 3rd division, race 6 on the card.

Meanwhile, trotters will take center stage Wednesday with 3 divisions for males and 2 for females. Owned by Stuart Chambers, Divine Horse Racing, Bcjm Inc., and Cinebrew Enterprises, Wolfpack Russ (Corey Callahan) and Nanticoke Racing’s LG’s Reed O Wen (Jim Morand) have emerged as early favorites from the colt and gelding side.

Wolfpack Russ, a son of Glidemaster, was…

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