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Local Business Briefs - 11/21/09

Online food seller opening its doors WEST PITTSTON - Specialty foods online retailer igourmet.com will open its 508 Delaware Ave. warehouse to the public today for a special sale from noon to 3 p.m. It is the first time the 12-year-old online retailer's

Fewer passengers using Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airport in October

Airport business falls in October PITTSTON TWP. - The number of passengers boarding planes at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport declined 9.9 percent to 17,855 in October from 19,827 last October, the airport board learned Thursday. The numb

PPL fined $450,000 for improper power shut-off

The state Public Utility Commission slapped PPL Electric Utilities with nearly half a million dollars in penalties for violating state rules on shutting off customers' power. The settlement between PPL, regulators and interested parties allows the utilit

CPG turns profit in 3Q despite drop in sales

By slashing costs and reaping the benefits of declining commodity prices, CPG International Inc. increased profits in the third quarter even as sales fell. In the face of double-digit declines in the constructions market, Scranton's largest manufacturer

 
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Newton Twp. fire displaces six

NEWTON TWP. - A family of six was displaced after their home sustained heavy damage in a Saturday afternoon blaze. Crews responded at about 3:15 p.m. to reports of a structure fire at 1638 Summit Lake Road. Kevin Sebring, his wife and four children were


 
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Newton Twp. fire displaces six

NEWTON TWP. - A family of six was displaced after their home sustained heavy damage in a Saturday afternoon blaze. Crews responded at about 3:15 p.m. to reports of a structure fire at 1638 Summit Lake Road. Kevin Sebring, his wife and four children were


 

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Local paranormal investigators featured on new Animal Plant series

A local paranormal investigation group will figure prominently in a new Animal Planet show examining pet-related ghost stories. Sunday at 10 p.m., the cable channel will premiere "The Haunted," a 10-part documentary series about anima