Dunmore High School head football coach Jack Henzes was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Scranton on Friday night after he collapsed on the sidelines during the District 2 Class AA final against Lakeland.
According to Henzes' son, Dr. Jack Henzes, the coach is "awake, alert and resting and will be staying overnight for observation."
Coach Henzes collapsed with 5:08 left in the second quarter. The game was delayed 15-20 minutes while medical personnel attended to the coach. He was taken from the field by ambulance to Mercy Hospital.
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Think of them as Ruth's Army.
The veterans who love Ruth Gonzalez are organizing to battle for her the way she fought for them. Their new war is for the woman who did right by them when no one else would or could.
In 22 years as regional representative/employment coordinator for the Governor's Veterans Outreach and Assistance Center in West Pittston, Mrs. Gonzalez has helped thousands of veterans obtain benefits, pensions, military records, jobs, counseling and care.
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Both sides are claiming victories after a judge's ruling on arbitration awards granted to Scranton's police and fire unions in the past year.
For the unions, the decision by visiting Monroe County Judge Peter O'Brien brings their members another step closer to securing hard-fought pay increases.
The arbitration had called for wage increases every six months from Jan. 1, 2008, through Jan. 1, 2014. While Judge O'Brien ruled raises should be given only once a year over that period, he upheld an initial increase of 8 percent retroactive to Jan. 1, 2008, followed by a 3 percent increase retroactive to Jan. 1, 2009.
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DICKSON CITY - Gary Drapek knew Tuesday the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties would meet its fundraising goal. Two days before the formal conclusion of the 2009 campaign, the president of the local United Way even knew this year's goal had been surpassed by more than he could have imagined when the campaign started in April.
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Fifteen families in Susquehanna County filed a federal lawsuit against Cabot Oil and Gas Corp. on Thursday, saying the Texas-based natural gas operator damaged their property and health while drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale.
The families, who live in an area around Carter Road in Dimock Twp. and have gas leases with Cabot, say contamination and pollution caused by Cabot's activities has made some of them physically sick, fouled their drinking water and diminished their property values.
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A music video about H1N1 may soon be coming to a school near you.
On Thursday, the state Department of Health released a 2 minute and 50 second video, complete with catchy lyrics in a mix of hip-hop and pop, that focuses on five things children can do to keep from getting and spreading the virus.
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