Christine Lee

Pennsylvania

Reporter at Scranton Times-Tribune

@timestribune reporter/obit clerk. Previously: @repherald, @FlorhamPEagle, @MadisonEagle. @WilkesU alum.

Articles

Controlled burn visible through Midvalley, Upvalley

4 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

A controlled burn caused smoke conditions visible in the Midvalley and Upvalley Monday afternoon. The controlled burn is being done by the state Game Commission on state gamelands, according to the Lackawanna County 911 Center. An online map of planned prescribed burns by the commission indicates controlled burns planned for Monday on State Game lands 300 in Archbald and Jefferson Twp. and at State Game Lands 307 in Archbald. The burn is listed as “RX Fire in Priority Forested Units” on the website.
Area Catholic leaders, visitors in Rome react to new pope’s election

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

A group of Northeast Pennsylvania residents witnessed history. A group of 48 people from Luzerne and Lackawanna counties traveling with Scranton agency TravelWorld arrived in Vatican City when the papal conclave began Wednesday and were in Rome on Thursday when the conclave elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as pope. Prevost, who took the name Leo XIV, is the first American pope to lead the church.
Griffin Pond Animal Shelter to add exam room to veterinary clinic

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — Officials at Griffin Pond Animal Shelter plan to add to its existing clinic by using a grant from the Scranton Area Community Foundation. The shelter learned last week it received a $12,000 Community Needs grant from the foundation. It will use the money to construct an exam room in the existing clinic on the second floor of its building on Griffin Pond Road.
CTC students provide manicures, lunches to Carbondale Area teachers

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

CARBONDALE — Teachers in the Carbondale Area School District got their nails done and had meals prepared by students at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. Students in the school’s culinary and cosmetology programs are at both schools this week making meals and giving manicures to all district employees.
Aventura closure surprises families of residents

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

BLAKELY — Families of residents at Aventura at Terrace View say they were surprised about the nursing home’s upcoming closure. Last week’s announcement that the for-profit skilled nursing facility would shutter within 30 days after its Medicare and Medicaid provider agreements were terminated has them trying to find a new facility for their loved ones.
Ransom Twp. supervisors hear plans for solar farm

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

Ransom Twp. officials formally heard plans for a solar farm that has concerned residents. Pivot Energy is seeking a conditional use permit to build 6,550 solar modules on 18 acres of a 200-acre parcel, a former quarry, at Ransom and Lower Narrows roads. The fenced-in farm will use a single-axis tracking system to follow the sun throughout the day and maximize energy production on site, Gordon Woodcock, project director at the Denver-based company, said in an email last week.
Abington Heights Mock Trial team comes up short in state competition

1 week ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

The Abington Heights mock trial team didn’t win the statewide mock trial competition this year but the team’s leaders say they are proud of the work the members put in this year. The team competed in the state finals in late March at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg. During the competition, the team split ballots in its first trial against Roman Catholic High School and won the second trial against Cumberland Valley High School.
Adams Outdoor acquires Times-Shamrock Outdoor

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

A billboard company with an office in the Lehigh Valley has acquired Times-Shamrock Outdoor. Adams Outdoor Advertising acquired the billboard division of Times-Shamrock Communications, the company announced in a news release Friday. The sale included 24 static bulletin billboards and 25 digital bulletin billboards. A sale price wasn’t disclosed.
Waverly Community House acquires remaining Scranton Lace Co. archives

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Christine Lee

WAVERLY TWP. — New materials from the heyday of the Scranton Lace Co. complete a collection detailing the history of what was once a major employer in the city. The Waverly Community House received the remaining Scranton Lace Co. archival materials from the Lackawanna Historical Society last week. The boards of both entities approved the transfer earlier this year.
Vehicle crashes into, damages bank in Blakely

2 weeks ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Christine Lee

A bank in Blakely was damaged when a vehicle crashed into it after colliding with another vehicle Friday afternoon. A Honda SUV was pulling out of Depot Street when it collided with a Kia SUV traveling on Main Street just before 1 p.m., Police Chief Guy Salerno said. The collision resulted in the Honda crashing into the side of the Peoples Security Bank and Trust building at 540 Main St.The bank was open when the Honda hit a part of the building with a conference room, which was empty, he said.