FRANKLIN TWP. – At a time when Lisa Stull should have bee n rec eiv ing than ks for the Christm as dinnershe and other s prepared for more than two doz- en homeless men at Camp Or- ch ar d Hil l, sh e wa s gi vin g thanks. The dinner conclu ded a two- week stay for the men at the Christia n camp along Orang e Road where kids stay during the summer. “I don’t want to get emotion- al,” said Stull, the guest services dir ect or for the cam p, bef ore lead ing a pra yer to star t the meal. But she choked up a bit. “I can’t even begin to tell you how you ble ss our liv es, ” she said. Vo luntee rs prep ared the din- ner of tur key, ham, stuf fing, sw eet and mas hed pot atoe s, cranberries, carrots and deserts and dined with the men fro m Mother Theresa Haven, former- lyVISIO N.Allof thefoodwasdo- nated and so were the toiletries, clo thi ng, gif t car ds and oth er goodi esthat filledgiftbags hand.

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And there are plenty of places to go and things to do. But if you end up at home, don’t fret. Most impor- tantly, you’ll save a lot of money! But also, you’ll be able to watch Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve on ABC. Ryan Seacrest is again host for the show that begins at10 p.m. And will take you int o the new year.

Musical guests in Times Square will include Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Pitbull and Hot Chelle Rae. Performers in the pre-taped Hollywood segment in- clude Taio Cruz, Nicki Minaj, Florence + the Machine, LMFAO, Gym Class Heroes, Blink-182, OneRepublic, will.i.am and The Band Perry.

StartingTues day, teenag e driv- ersin Pe nns ylv ani a wil l beg inop- eratin g undernew rulesincluded in a stiffer driving law known as Act 81 of 201 1. The law includ es incre ased on- the-road training, permits traffic stops for seat belt violations and places limits on the number of passen gers. Theaim is incre asing safety for young drivers. Am on g th e provisions:.

Le arn er’ s per mit hold ers young er than 18 mus t spe nd 65 hours in behind- the-whee l train- ing,comparedto the previous 50 ho ur s. Of th e ne w hou rs, 10 mu st in cl ud e driving at night and fi ve ho ur s must occur during poor weather conditions;. Thenumb erof pas sen ger s in a veh icl e driv en by som eon e young er than 18 is limite d to a single non-family passenger dur- ingthe fir stsix mon thsof driv ing unle ssthey areacco mpa nie d bya paren t or legalguardian. Aftersix months, the junior driver may transport up to three passengers young er than 18 who are not im- mediat e familymember s without a parent or legal guardi an pre- sent, but only if that driver has notbeencon vict edof a driv ingvi- olation or has not been partially or fully responsible for a report- able crash;. Not wearing a seat belt is a primaryoffense,meaninglaw en- forcement can pull a driver over with no other cause. Current permit holders young- er than 18 wh o ha ve not ye t passed the driving skills test by Tu esdaywill have to meetthe re- qui rem ent s of thenew law.

Butif tes t tak ers hav en’ t sch edu led the ir exa m yet, the y’r e out of lu ck. All exam ti me s in the Wilk es-Barr e area have been booke d into mid- January, said Jan McKnight, a PennDOT spo- keswoman.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI issued pleas for peace to reign across the world during his traditional Christ- mas address Sunday, a call marred by Muslim extremists who bombe d a Catholic church in Nigeria, striking after wor- shippers celebrated Mass. The assault on the Cathol ic church left 35 dead in Madalla, near the Nigerian capital.

A failed bombing also occurred near a church in the city of Jos, followed by a shooting that killed a police officer. The blast came a year after a series of Christmas Eve bombs in Jos claimed by Islamist militants killed 32. Benedict didn’t refer explicit- ly to the Nigerian bombings in his “Urbi et Orbi” speech, Latin for “to the city and to the worl d” in which he raises alarm about world hotspots. But in a statement, the Vatican called the attacks a sign of “cruelty and absurd, blind hatred” that shows no respect for human.SCRANTON - The Festival of Lig htswas cel ebr atedat a spe cial holiday event on Sno Mountain on Sunday as part of The Jewish Discov ery Center’ s Hanukk ah observance. The eight -day celebr ation of Hanukkah is to commemorate a seminal event in Jewish history when a number of Jews were be- sie gedby hos tileforce s andlit an oil lant ern to red edi cate the ir desecrated temple.

Theevening eventfeaturedthe ceremonial lighting of a special Menor ah, marshm allow roast- ing, liv emusicand a comp let e ko - sher Chinese buffet, as well as a variety of outdoor winter activ- ities. “This is a fun-rais ing event for us,” said organizer Rabbi Benny Rapoport. “We wanted to orga- nize a fun event that the whole family could enjoy.” Rabbi Rapoport said he hoped to attract families from through- out the reg ion for the holid ay event. “It’s our goal when plan- ning an event to partner with lo- cal business,” he said.

“We want to work with other organizations in the community.” Several slopes and lifts were in operation this holiday weekend with snow-m aking machine s at the local resort working to cover the slopes with man-made snow in preparation for the upcoming season. “We’re having tons of fun to- day,” said two young boys from Wa verly, as theystood bundledin the man-made snow. “We’ll be al- righ t so long as our feet stay warm.” For further information about upcoming activities, contact the cen te r in Cla rk s Su mmi t at www.jewi shdisco veryce nter.org.

Christmas night heavily damaged a house at 440 N. Hunter Highway in Butler Township. Valley Regional Fire & Rescue Chief Rich Bognar said the cause is under in- vestigation and a state police fire marshal was called in to assist in determining the cause.

Approximately 12 departments responded to the alarm around 7:55 p.m. ‘When we got here it was fully involved,’ said Bognar. He said he was uncertain if anyone was home at the time, but added there were no vehicles in the driveway. Firefighters entered the build- ing and found holes in the floor, said Bognar. They exited the structure and fought the blaze from the outside taking a ‘totally defensive’ approach, he said. The fire was knocked down around 9:30 p.m.

GRAPEVINE, Te xas — Seven peopl e beli evedto berelatedhad opene d theirChristm asgifts and starte d clean ingup thewrappin g paper when they were shot to death in a suburban Fort Worth apartm ent, policesaid Sunda y. Authorities said they believe the shooter is among the dead, but got a warrant before doing a full search on the small chance tha t it wasothe rwi se.

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Four women and three men, age d 18 to 60, we re found in an adjoining ki tc he n an d li vi ng roomarea whenpolice entered the apartment arou nd midda y, said Grape vine Poli ce Sgt. Robert Eberling. Tw o handguns were found near the bodies in the apa rtm ent tha t wa s decorated for the holi- daywitha tre e,he add - ed.

“It appears they had just celebr ated Christ- mas. The y hadopene d their gifts,” Eber ling said. Thevictimshavenot yetbeen ident ified, but Eb er li ng sa id it ap- pears they all died of gunshotwounds.Hesaidauthor- it ie s st il l do n’ t kn ow wh at spark ed the incid ent. Grape vine Poli ce Lt. T odd Dearin g said inve stig ator s be- lie vethat allthe vic tim s we rere- lated, but that some were only visiti ng and didn’ t live in the apartm ent. He said police are looking for other relatives to in- form.

“Seve n peopl ein onesettin g in Gra pev ine, tha t’ s nev er hap - pened befor e. Eve r, ” Deari ng said. He said police were perform- ing a “meticulous” search of the apartment and he expects them to be on the scene for many hours. Poli ce and fire fighte rs first rushed to the Lincoln Vineyards comple x afterreceivin g an open- ended 91 1 call at about 11:30 a.m.,Eberlingsaid.

“There was an open line. No onewassayin g any thi ng, ” heex- plained. So police went into the apart- ment, located in a middle-class, suburban neighborhood of Gra- pevine, not far from the upscale FortWo rthneighbor hoodof Col- leyville.

The apartment is at the back of the complex, overlook- ing the athletic fields of Colley- villeHeritageHigh School. But many of the nearby apart- mentsarevacant,and policesaid no neigh bors reported hearing anything on a quiet Christmas mor nin g whe n man y peo ple wer e not arou nd. Jose Fernandez, a 35-ye ar-ol d heavy eq ui pm en t me - chanic who moved to th e co mp le x with his family about six month s ago, sai d healway s fel t safeinthe are a, butis nowafra idto let his 10-y ear-o ld son play freely out- side. “Thi s is re all y outr ageo us espe- cia lly on Chr ist - mas,” said Fernan- dez, who was visit- ing family for the holid ay and retu rn- ed to find sever al police cars parked outsi de his home. “This has shocked everybody. It has scared everybody.

I guess something like this can happen any whe re, but se ven peo ple dead.It’sjustvery scary,” headd- ed. Eberlingagreedtheareaisfair- lyquiet, not ingthiswou ldbe the firsthomici dein Grape vinesince 2010. Christy Posch, a flight attend- ant who moved to the complex abo ut sixmonth s ag o so herson could attend the high school, said she lives a few buildin gs away and did not hear any gun- shots. “It’s all families. That’s why I moved here.

No burglaries, no nothin g,” Posc h said. SAN FRANCISCO — The big dig for San Francisco’s multibil- lion dollar transportation termi- nal has unearthed some artifacts from the city’s heady Gold Rush days,includingopium pipesfrom a Chinese laundry and a chipped chamber pot found in a backyard outhouse. The 70 artifacts have city ar- chaeologists eager for more and loca l res ide nts pon deri ng the ground beneath their feet. “It’s not often that you get a chance to stop for a moment and have a window into what used to be,” said James M.

Allan, an ar- chaeolo gist with Wil liam Self As- sociate s, the firm ensuring the ite ms are uneart hed and pre - served. “It gives you pause.” The $4 billion Tran sbay Tran- sit Center under construc tion in theSouthof Mar ketfinan cialdis- trict is billed as the “Grand Cen- tral Station of the West.” The 1 million-square-foot bus and train sta tionwill ser ve as thenorthe rn end of California’s planned high- speedrail betwe en San Fran cisco an d Los An ge le s; the W es t Coast’s tallest skyscraper is slat- ed to rise above the center. It’ s allslee k andmode rn— and on the same blocks once inhabit- ed by working-class Irish immi- grants and Chinese laborers. The now-seemi ngly quaint ac- coutrements of their lives are be- ing unearthed: clay opium pipes andcerami c teapots fro m Chin a; Fre nch perfume bottles; dainty Englishservingdishes,apotheca- ry jars and the head s of hand - pain tedporce laindolls; aswellas animal bone toothbru shes and abandoned chamber pots. They all date back to the mid- to-late 1880s. A clerk at the Sunoco A-Plus Mini Mart at 144 Academ y St.

Locked a woman who tried to rob him Sunda y morning inside the store until police could arrive to arrest her, police said. Angelina Donvito, 49, of South Fran- klin Street was arrested and charged with robbe ry, diso rder ly conduct and public drunkenness. Zach Miller, the clerk, told police Donvito came into the store around 8:40 a.m. With a rock and knife and demanded money, police said. Miller was able to get to a secure enclos ure and lock the front door, trapping Don- vito inside.

Po lice arrived and took her into custody. She was awaiting arraignment on the charges. The American R ed Cross Blood Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania Region will hold a series of blood drives on Jan. The drives will be hel d from 11a.m. At the Waterfront banquet facility in Plains Township, the Clarion hotel in Scranton, the Best Western Genetti Inn and Suites in Hazleton and the Fairlane Village Mall in Pottsville.

Donors will receive a Chef Cat Cora soup mug and recipe card and be eligi- ble to win a $1 11Visa gift card to be given away at each location. Eligible donors are asked to call 1-800-733-2767 or visit redcrossblood-.org to make an appointment. To be eligible to donate blood, an individual must be 17, meet height and weigh t requirements and be in generally good health.

Parental permission is required for 16-year-old donors. Positive identifi- cation is required at the time of dona- tion. A Monroe County driver was killed on Christmas Eve in a two-car accident in Hamilton Township in which two others were hurt, state police said. The name of the woman, who was 45 and from Effort, was withheld pending the notification of her family, police said.

She was driving north about 6:10 p.m. On Business Route 209 when her car crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a pickup truck headed south, police said. The pickup’ s driver - Serdar Cagatay, 25, of Stroudsburg - and its passenger - Ilhan Temel, 41, of East Stroudsburg - were flow n along with the woman to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and St. Luke’s Hospital-Fountain Hill, po- lice said. The woman was pr onounce d dead on arrival. Cagatay and Temel were listed in stable condition, police said.

WILKES-BA RRE - Carolyn K ohl Fal- zon e is up eve ry Chri stm as morn ingbe- fore 6 a.m., but it’s not to open presents or ready her home for guests. Her mis- sion for the day is entirely selfless. “I t’ s no t Chr is tma s un til I wa lk through these doors,” she said of the Firs t Presby terian Church on Fra nklin Str eetin Wi lke s-Ba rre. “Thi s is theonly Christmas I know.” The Firs t Presby terian Church and theCommissionon EconomicOpportu- nity, or CEO, of Wilkes-Barre have part- nered together since 1978 to provide a hotmealfor tho sein nee d onChrist mas Eveand Christm as Day.

Falzo ne’ s moth- er, Ruth, helped begin the decades-old tradition. “It’s just fun,” Falzone said. “I like be- ing here with everyone, my family in- clud ed. My bro the r alr ead y had me cracking up, in stitches this morning.” The atmosphe re in the kitchen was a jovial one, with sev eral volu nteer s of all ages putting together a meal that con- sistedof turk ey,mashed potatoes, stuff- ing, rolls, pie, and various other sides. The morningis dedicate d to cooking, while a sit-dow n meal begins around noon. It’s not limited to dining at the church, though. During the morning of both days, volunteers delive r food to Wy oming V alley resi dents in need.

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This year it was estimated that 125 people would filter into the church for their Christmas Day meal. Jill O’Connell of Dallas participated thisyearfor thefourthtime,along wit h her parents and siblings. This type of Christmas is preferable for the young girl. “It’s nice to feel like you did some- thi ng,”shesaid.“I wou ldrathe r behere, in charge of the sides and cutting pie, than be sitting at home. The fact that my family is here as well is a bonus, of course.” “Everyone that comes in here appre- ciates it, they’re always thanking us. They’r e so kind and it’ s nice to sit with them and have a conversation.” Falzone hears the praise as well. “People always thank us, tell us that what we’ re doing for the people that come in here is so wonderful, but they don’t realize that it’s good for us, too,” Falzo ne said.

“Nothing beats helpin g others.”. SCR ANT ON – At torn eysfor plai ntif fs in the class action suit arising from the juvenil e justice scandal in Luzerne Cou ntyaskeda fede raljudgeforpreli mi- nary approval of a $17.75 million settle- ment with real estate developer Robert Mericle, saying it is the “superior” way to fair ly andefficie ntlyreso lvethe iss ue.

The settleme nt would provide mone- tary payments of varying amounts to at least 2,400 juveniles adjudicated by for- mer county judge Mark Ciavarella be- twe en Jan uary 2003 and May31,2008 andtheirpar- ent s and gua rdi ans who made paymen ts to cov er the costs of the ir plac e- ments, according to paper- work filed Frida y in U.S. District Court, Scranton. In addition, the attorneys are eligible to receive up to 30 percent of the settle- men t aswellas paym entforexpens esas- sociated with the litigation. Mericle built two detenti on center s where juvenil es who appeare d in court before Ciavarella were placed as part of their adjudication. The two men wer e among those charged criminally in federal court in connection with a $2.8 million kickback scheme involvin g the construction of the centers in Pittsto n T ownshi p and Butl er Coun ty and the plac eme nt of youths in the faciliti es.

Ciavarella and former Judge Michael Con ahanare ser vinglengt hy pris on sen - tences for their roles in the scheme. Mer icle, who pleade d gui lty to a charge of not reporting a felony, is free and awaiting sentencing. The civil suits alleged Ciavar ella and Conahan had an “undisclosed financial interest and conflict of interest” in adju- dicating the juvenil es delinquent and were partic ipants in a conspir acy to im- proper ly incarce rate the youths, result- ingin paym ent s of cour t cost s, fine s and other fees and penalties. Arguing for approval of the class set- tlement, the attorneys said it is “superi- or” to individu al settlement s or trials and many of the damag e clai ms are small.

But more importantly, they ar- gued, many of the plaintiffs “are young and unsophi sticated, desire confiden- tiality, and deeply distrust the judicial system.” The attorne ys furthermo re said the settlement is “fair, reasonable and ade- qua te”and in thebest inte res ts of theju- venile s and their pare nts and guar dians. They added “arms-le ngth negot ia- tions” have been held in good faith for mor e thanyearand a set tlem entwasnot considered until after thousands of pag- es of documents were reviewed and the court ruled on dismissal requests. Still outstanding are claims against other defendants, including the former judge s. WILKES-BA RRE – It has been al- most 12 years since Christopher Rob- inson died at the age of 18 from an in- fectionhis bodycould notbattle thanks toacquiri ngAIDS thr ougha tain tedin- jection, but his legacy continues cour- tesy of two scholarships for students studying veterinary medicine, the vo- cation Robinson aspired to join. Heather Kulsa of Hazleton and Kurt Noll of Ashley were chosen to each re- ceive scholarships from a fund estab- lis hedin 2000in memo ry of Ro bins on.

The two studen ts at Johnso n Colleg e in Scranton are studying to become veterin ary technician s. The fund was set up by The Times Leader in memory of Robinson, who had decid ed to tel l his story to the new spap er in1995at theageof 13.The family had kept his condition secret since learning he had been infected. WES T PIT TST ON - The con gr eg a- tion of the First Presbyterian Church in W estPitt sto n fin dsitse lf ina bui ldi ngnot its own thi s hol ida y se aso n, but the change of venue isn’t looked upon as to- tally altering to the group itself. Many mem ber sfeela hom eis wha tyoumakeit. “W e mis s thechur ch,we mis s bei ng at wha t we call ho me, bu t when yo u thin k abo utit it’ s notthe bui ldi ngthat mak esit home; it’s the people of this congrega- tio n,” sai d Bet h Chr ist, of Kin gs ton. Christ has been a member of the church her whole life, some 50-plus years. The Fi rs t Pre sby ter ian Chu rch was struck by the September flood, causing extensive damage.

James Thy- ren, church pastor, previously estimated tha t thechur ch wo uldbe “loo kin g at se v- en figur es”for repa irs.Such repa irsto the forme r build ing, which sits on Exe ter Avenue in West Pittston, include gutting the base ment,kitchen, dinin g room, pas- tor’ s studyand churc h office. Thyr en esti- mated $258,000 in conte nt was ruined. The r est or ati on pr oce ss is c urr ent ly in the beginning stages. “We have professionals going through every square inch that was underwater and scrubbing it down, cleaning it, get- tingreadyto spra y fungi cideand a seal ant coat,” he said. “We need to have all the preparation work done before we can go in and start doing repairs.” The dis pla cem ent has not der ail ed chur ch servi ces.In theinterim,Firs t Pres - byter ianmembersmeetevery Sunda y for wo rs hipat St.Cecil ia’ s Chu rchon W yom - ing Avenue in Exeter. Accor ding to Thyre n, there are 220 congr egat ion membe rs on the book s. The com mun ity may be on the tin ier sid e,but thestre ngt h of thegrou p is any - thing but minor.

“The core membe rs are her e ever y we ek,” Th yre n said. “Of co ur se th ere a re some people who are saddened by the displacement, but we’re all in high spir- its.” JoanTille y,of W estPittsto n, hasbeen a member of the church for the last five ye ars. “W e’ redoingOK,” shesaid. “Thepeo- ple of this congregation are wonderful, and they never hesitate to get together andhelpoutand dowhate veris nee ded.” “The reare a lotof mem ori esin theold church and it’s hard to let them go and jus t be mem ori es fo r righ t now, unti l we can go back,” Christ said. “We’re really jus t pr ayi ng. We ’r e als o giv ing a lot of thanks.” Any member of the First Presbyterian Church you speak to cannot say enough aboutthe chur ch and congr egat ion that’ s hosti ngthem whiletheformerbuildingis beingworke d on.

“W e’r e incr edibl y fortu- nate,” Thyren said.

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