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WILKES-BARRE — A Nanticoke man apologized on Monday for igniting a fire that destroyed a Dorrance Township home in 2019.

Randy Joseph Jost, 34, was sentenced to two years, three months to six years in state prison by Luzerne County Judge David W. Rupas for arson and uncontrollable fire. He admitted the charges on March 16.

According to state police records in court records, surveillance cameras recorded Yost set fire on November 30, 2019, using leaves and garden debris next to 328 Sunset Dr. It is said that it was done.

Diana Roller, who owned the house, previously testified in court that the fire caused her to suffer from other health problems such as anxiety and loss of family property.

Rollar did not attend the hearing on Monday.

“Sorry, family. I wasn’t in the right state of mind. I’m really sorry,” Joest said before Rupas ruled. Yost was recognized for 555 days working in a county correctional facility.

Yost’s sentencing hearing was postponed after his lawyer Charles G. Ross Jr. challenged the return.

Karl Frank, assistant district attorney, provided evidence from Erie Insurance that Laura’s insurance had a $ 260,000 limit on housing and a $ 195,000 limit on the loss of personal property. I introduced it. The insurance company also paid nearly $ 20,963.33 to provide Rollar housing after the fire.

Despite the maximum coverage of the insurance policy, the loss of the house was calculated to be $ 320,000 and the personal property was calculated to be $ 248,000.

Lupas ordered Yost to pay $ 475,963.33 in damages.

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Nanticoke Crossing Park used to be a trailer park. Now the 41 acre property will allow visitors and Delawareans to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature along the Nanticoke River. Within the 41 acres, is 29 acres of forest, 12 acres of open with canopy trees, and 1,900 hundred feet of shoreline.

 

“My father 60 years ago was the mayor of Seaford, he built the sewage disposal plan and cleaned up the river so that today we can go out and enjoy it. I feel really grateful as his son to be now involved as chair of the Chesapeake Conservancy, and opening up access points to the Nanticoke River,” said Randy Larrimore, chairman of the Chesapeake Conservancy.

 

Instead of building a development on the land, Larrimore says they’re building a true national park experience in Seaford.

 

“I’m just so proud now that we have protected all four corners of the Nanticoke. This was the last spot that needed to be acquired to protect the viewscape from this area for generations to generations and hundreds of years to come,” said Larrimore.

 

According to Chesapeake Conservancy, 33% of the land along the Nanticoke River is already protected.

 

“It’s so important given President Biden’s charge to protect 30% of United States land by 2030,” said Larrimore.

 

Several government and non-profit organizations came together to preserve this land.

 

“As the deal got consummated we brought in three or four other partners. The Sussex County Council played a major role in this, Mount Cuba, our friends at Mount Cuba, The U.S. Navy, and Delaware Fish and Wildlife and the Delaware Open Space Council Delaware,” said Casey Kenton, Chairman of the Sussex County Land Trust 

 

The park, which is still in the early stages, will allow people…

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Mayor Brown continues to grow a collaborative effort between leaders in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Once again, Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown welcomes other mayors from across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania into city hall for a “Meeting of the Mayors.”

This is something Brown started in the beginning of the pandemic in an effort to pull resources during a difficult time.

“We helped each other out during the pandemic,” explained Brown. “Someone needed masks, or they needed some. We have a health department. The city has one of only 10 in the state. If someone called us from another city saying mayor, ‘What should we do here?’ Hank Radulski and the health department was there to help them.”

The regular meeting of the Mayors began with the leaders from Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pittston, Hazleton, and Nanticoke.

Now it has grown to include the mayor of Williamsport and the mayor of Kingston.

“I’m excited to see what their what the organization was about what their what their challenges are, what their ideas are, and how it was working together as a team,” said Mayor Paul Roberts Jr. of Kingston. “That’s that’s the best, best way to put it.”

Mayor Brown tells Newswatch 16, now that we’re on the tail end of this pandemic, he wants to continue to bring down the borders between municipalities so that they can work together for other projects.

“And also when we work together, it’s common things that we’re working on,” added Brown. “Maybe the American Recovery Act. It may be blighted properties, maybe grants, whatever we feel that we can help each other out, but we’re tearing down the walls between the cities. Between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, between Kingston and Wilkes-Barre, working together as a team.”

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NANTICOKE — State police at Wilkes-Barre charged a Nanticoke woman with delivering controlled substances to a correctional officer who collapsed while working at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas, Jackson Township, last year.

Nicole Megan Hagenbach, 33, of East Noble Street, delivered Percocet and Adderall pills to Robert Bath at the main gate at SCI-Dallas on July 24, 2020, according to court records.

Bath collapsed while working at the prison about one hour after meeting with Hagenbach, court records say.

Bath was found dead inside his residence on July 27, 2020, with evidence of drug use near his body.

State police allege surveillance cameras recorded Hagenbach meeting with Bath, including bank documents showing Bath had transferred more than $20,790 to Hagenbach from Jan. 1 to July 26, 2020.

Investigators also uncovered text messages between Hagenbach and Bath that referred to the delivery of prescription pills.

According to the criminal complaint:

Hagenbach and her infant daughter were observed meeting with Bath at the prison’s front gate at about 5:30 p.m. July 24, 2020. Bath was employed as a sergeant at the prison.

About 70 minutes after Hagenbach left, Bath collapsed while working and was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center where he was given NARCAN. When Bath regained consciousness, he refused further treatment and was given a ride home by a co-worker.

Bath failed to show up for work from July 25 to July 27. A prison lieutenant and a deputy warden went to Bath’s residence finding him dead on July 27.

Investigators say they found a mirror with a white powdery substance, a red straw, bags with white residue, a drug pipe and two Oxycontin pills in…

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Nanticoke — Wilkes-Barre state police charged a Nanticoke woman last year for delivering controlled drugs to a fallen correctional officer while working at a state correctional facility in Dallas, Jackson Township.

On July 24, 2020, Nicole Megan Hagenbach, 33, on East Noble Street, delivered Percoset and Adderall tablets to Robert Bus at the front gate of SCI Dallas, according to court records.

According to court records, Bath collapsed while working in prison about an hour after meeting Hagenbach.

The bus was found dead in his home on July 27, 2020, and evidence of substance use was found near his body.

State police held talks between Hagenbach and Bath, including bank documents showing that Mr. Bath had sent more than $ 20,790 to Hagenbach between January 1 and July 26, 2020. It claims to have been recorded by a surveillance camera.

Investigators also found a text message between Hagenbach and Bath referring to the delivery of prescription drugs.

According to criminal charges

Hagenbach and her little daughter were witnessed meeting Bath at the front gate of the prison around 5:30 pm on July 24, 2020. Bath was employed as a prison sergeant.

Approximately 70 minutes after Hagenbach left, the bar collapsed at work and was taken to the Gaisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, where he was prescribed NARCAN. When Bath regained consciousness, he refused further treatment and had a colleague drive home.

From July 25th to 27th, Bath did not go to work. On July 27, a prison lieutenant and deputy guard went to Bath’s mansion and found Bath dead.

Investigators said that when the bath was found, a mirror of white powdery material, a red straw, a bag of white residue, a drug pipe, and two oxycontin pills were found in the same room. Two mobile…

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ABBOTT, Nicole V. — Taylor. Blessing services, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., Old Forge. Friends, 5 p.m. to service time.

ADRYAN, Carol A. — Formerly of Wilkes-Barre. Service, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Semian Funeral Home, 704 Union St., Taylor. St. George’s Orthodox Cemetery. Friends, 10 a.m. to service time.

ANDROSKI, David J. — Mountain Top. Funeral, 7 p.m. Wednesday, McCune Funeral Home, Mountain Top. Friends, 5 p.m. to service time.

ARCHACAVAGE, Benjamin J. — Ceasetown. Mass, 8:30 a.m. Friday, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Lake Silkworth.

CAPOZUCCA, Albert — Mass, 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Joseph Marello Parish, 237 William St., Pittston. Friends, 9 a.m. to service time.

CORBETT, Joanne M. — Wilkes-Barre. Mass, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ss. Peter and Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp. St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hanover Twp. Friends, 9:30 a.m. to service time.

DOROSKEWICZ, Alexandra — Funeral, noon Wednesday, Metcalfe Shaver Kopcza Funeral Home Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming. Memorial Shrine Cemetery, Carverton. Friends, 11 a.m. to service time.

DRAKE, Anastasia E. — Mass, 11 a.m. Wednesday, St. Leo/Holy Rosary Parish, 33 Manhattan St., Ashley. Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Cemetery, Route 115, Bear Creek Twp. Friends, 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, John V. Morris Family Funeral Home Inc., 625 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre.

ELLIS, Helen — Kingston. Service, 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dr. Edwards Memorial Congregational Church, 668 Main St., Edwardsville. Friends, 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. to service time Wednesday.

EVANS, Gordon J.— Service, 11 a.m. Saturday, Firwood United Methodist Church, 399 Old River Road, Wilkes-Barre. Friends, 10 a.m. to service time.

HILLARD, James Oliver — Graveside service, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hanover Green Cemetery, 689 Main Road, Wilkes-Barre.

KUS, Frank J. — Dallas. Friends, 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 2940 Memorial Highway, Dallas.

LONG, Josephine — Mass, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sacred Hearts of Jesus and…

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May 26—NANTICOKE — The Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday approved two bills authored by Sen. John Yudichak that will help businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate Bill 681 passed by a vote of 8-2 and Senate Bill 682 passed by a vote of 8-2. They will now advance to the full Senate for consideration.

Senate Bill 681 allows for a temporary carry-forward of all purchased tax credits. Specifically, the legislation will provide for two, one-year carry-forward provisions for tax credits purchased in 2020 and 2021. This means that tax credits purchased in 2020 could be used for 2020 or 2021, and tax credits purchased in 2021 can be used for 2021 or 2022.

Yudichak, I-Swoyersville, said this carry-forward is a temporary COVID-19 relief measure, and tax credit sales initiated in 2022 and every year thereafter would not be eligible for this carry-forward.

“During COVID-19, over 30 percent of Pennsylvania’s businesses were closed as a result of the Department of Health’s mitigation orders, forcing over 3 million Pennsylvanians out of work and leaving the financial future of thousands of business owners very uncertain,” Yudichak said. “Senate Bill 681 will bring confidence in Pennsylvania’s tax credit programs and will help businesses expand, retain and create new jobs, and invest in their local communities.”

Senate Bill 682 extends the eligibility time-frame for the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) tax credit program from eight years to 10 years. Currently, the KIZ tax credit program provides tax credits to for-profit companies, less than eight years old, operating within geographic boundaries of a particular KIZ.

In order to apply for a KIZ tax credit, these companies must show a 50% increase in gross revenue from year to year within the first eight years of incorporation.

Yudichak said by extending the eligibility time-frame by two years, it will allow companies who are now…

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Loretta K. “Lori” Cywinski, RN, 85, of Nanticoke, passed away early Monday morning, May 24, 2021, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, surrounded by her family.

A life resident of Nanticoke, she was born May 21, 1936, a daughter of the late Thomas and Lillian Jablonski O’Malley. She was a graduate of Nanticoke High School and received her training as a registered nurse, graduating from Wilkes-Barre General Hospital School of Nursing in 1957. She practiced nursing in several areas of health care early in life, but her main interests in life were her home and family.

Lori was a member of St. Faustina Kowalska Parish, Nanticoke, and previously St. Stanislaus Church most of her life.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward F. “Murph” Cywinski, on Sept. 17, 2013, after sharing 55 years of marriage. She was also preceded by a sister, Elizabeth Prushinski; and a brother, Thomas O’Malley.

She will be deeply missed by her children, Edward Cywinski Jr. and wife, Deb; Thomas Cywinski and wife, Laurie; Jeffrey Cywinski and wife, Lisa; and Trish Byorick and husband, Daniel; grandchildren, Edward Cywinski III and wife, Mallory; Raymond, Jeffrey Jr., Ryan and Logan Cywinski; Aly Paveletz and husband, Dave; Daniel Byorick Jr.; and Erin Byorick; five great-grandchildren; a sister, Patricia Simon and husband, Joseph; as well as nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be private with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Faustina Kowalska Parish, Nanticoke, with the Rev. James Alco as celebrant.

There will be no public viewing or visitation.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in Mrs. Cywinski’s memory to your favorite charity.

Arrangements are in the care of Davis-Dinelli Funeral Home, 170 E. Broad St., Nanticoke.

To leave the family a condolence or expression of sympathy, please visit www.dinellifuneralhome.com.

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NANTICOKE — The short answer would be everything. Wyoming Seminary pitcher Aiden Murphy, though, expanded his explanation after a dominant performance Monday.

“What was working was I was mixing up a lot of off-speed,” Murphy said. “Changing location in-out, fast-slow and just letting them hit the ball knowing my teammates would make plays behind me. Having the confidence in them, that’s what really worked for us.”

Murphy’s teammate spent a lot of time standing around as the Wilkes-bound righty struck out 11 and allowed one hit as the sixth-seeded Blue Knights knocked off third-seeded Nanticoke Area 5-0 in the District 2 Class 3A baseball quarterfinals.

The victory put Seminary (7-7) into the semifinals against another team which knocked off a higher seed. Seventh-seeded Scranton Prep upset second-seeded Holy Redeemer 7-4 and will travel to Seminary on Wednesday.

Murphy opened the game by striking out the side. The only Nanticoke Area hit came in the third when Owen Brown bunted his way on base. Brown’s bunt was the second of three in a row by the Trojans. The first resulted in Devyn Sura being hit in the back of the helmet by the throw from Seminary catcher Jakson Amend. Sura, though, was called out for running on the inside of the foul line.

Brown was bunted over to second by Collin Piestrak, but that’s where he was stranded. He was the only base runner Nanticoke Area had all game as Murphy retired the final 14 batters in order.

“His stuff is dynamic,” Seminary coach Joe Phillips said. “I think he’s the best pitcher in the area. He’s proven it time and time again.”

Nanticoke Area managed to hit three balls out of the infield. The other outs came on grounders and a couple…

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