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Health care update: Endangered revenue streams systemic problem because, if tooth-related problems an incentive to curb unnecessary use. “Wayne joined to help our system stay competi- are ignored, they can compound and cause severe Like meandering rivers flowing into the ocean, a tive and sustainable,” said Dunsinger. medical issues. series of endangered revenue streams are delivering According to Hollander, his system’s $6.5 milShe added that providers across the landscape precious dollars into the nation’s overflowing health may still have to “jump through hoops” to receive lion annual budget must be balanced, and he will care system. never vote for a deficit balance, even with financial promised payments from private insurers who all Patty Dunsinger, director of finance and CFO with operate with different rules. In severe cases, authoreserves. Wayne Memorial Hospital, manages the “Yes, I do feel some insecurity with rization to receive payments, finances of a genuinely rural facility that the sustainability of our mission,” said coupled with suffocating serves patients from birth to hospice. Hollander. “Business costs keep going government regulations, According to Dunsinger, for the fiscal up, and we’ve done our best to control increases operating costs year that ended on June 30, the hospital our operating expenses whenever poswhile delaying the arrival of received about 47% of its operating revsible.” critical revenues. enues from Medicare, 9% from Geisinger With finite revenues a harsh ecoCosts for uncompensated insurance products excluding Medicaid, nomic reality, the existence of financial care is creating bad debts 15% from Blue Cross Highmark and competition for all caregivers inflicts anxifor services provided to the Dunsinger Hollander 17% from all Medicaid products. ety upon Hollander. This market-based uninsured or under-insured. In a big move designed to provide demand for talent allows little if no opAt Wayne, this totals in the future sustainability, the system has joined the pilot portunity to cut wages and benefits, and with federal millions of dollars annually. program known as the Pennsylvania Rural Health deficits exploding, the futures of both Medicare and “Some private insurance doesn’t even use uniModel. Within the effort, The Centers for Medicare versal billing codes, or they have a different series of Medicaid and their revenues are, at best, unsettled. and Medicaid Services and other participants pay “How will people get the care they need if codes than what Medicare dictates,” said Dunsinger. participating rural hospitals on a global budget with “These types of situations require a lot of administra- Medicare and Medicaid are cut back?” questioned a fixed amount that is set in advance to cover all tive time on our part. If we had one set of processes Hollander. “If people have no insurance, they often inpatient and hospital-based outpatient items and use a hospital ER room for the treatment they need, with all the insurers it would greatly reduce our services. and we all eventually pay for that also.” administrative burdens and operating costs.” “The Rural Health Model includes a focus on In addition, Hollander referred to the system that Rising demand preventative care,” said Dunsinger. “The traditional Joseph Hollander serves as executive director of awards government funding grants as competitive fee-for-service model of operation for providers is the Scranton Primary Health Care Center, where the and tough, and said it may unfold on a tilted playing definitely declining.” staff is coping with an 85% increase in patient count field. This contrasts with grants from private foundaWayne is also included in a new Global Budget tions, which are largely regional in nature and utilize over five years. During 2018, the facility served a Program initiative. Through this system, payments fair processes. total of 11,400 clients through 41,000 individual for inpatient and outpatient services are based on “The one thing we can be sure of is that the need patient visits. historical expenditures and are set across payers in Providing treatment for behavioral issues is vital for health care is not going away with the patients the state, giving hospitals fixed annual budgets and within this effort. In addition, dental care presents a by Dave Gardner

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Mental health in the workplace...... 5 Young Professionals ................... 7 Business of consignment............ 10 Women entrepreneurs ............... 12 Job automation ....................... 17 Blues festival.......................... 17

EXECUTIVE SUITE Brand ..................................... 2 Economic development .............. 12 Banking & ﬁnance .................... 13 Education & the workforce ......... 18

BUSINESS BULLETINS Business briefs.................... 20-21 Planner ................................. 21 Personnel File..................... 23-26 Deeds ............................... 27-29 Mortgages ......................... 29-31

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Opioid crisis threatens consumer brands by Dave Taylor

Two weeks ago, an oklahoma court awarded a judgment of more than $570 million dollars against Johnson & Johnson for its role in the opioid crisis. ironically, the company’s stock price went up, because the market was expecting a larger award. Even so, one branding expert, Eric Shiffert, told investor’s business Daily, “the judgment is like the black death for the reputation of Johnson & Johnson. You’re witnessing the single greatest selfinﬂicted reputational wound to a health care brand in modern American history.” ooof. that’s a big statement, yet quite possibly accurate. J&J, the makers of baby shampoo and BandAids, were also the parent company that had to weather the chicago Tylenol murders in 1982. This was probably a bigger hit on a health care brand initially, but J&J and Tylenol were ultimately exonerated from any misdeeds. They were credited with handling the crisis well by talking all their products off the market and immediately introducing new, tamper-evident packages. it remains a textbook example of how to manage a Pr crisis, though, of course, the company did nothing wrong. This time around is far different. The judgment comes amid more than 1,500 lawsuits ﬁled by states and municipalities around the country against numerous pharmaceutical companies and others for their complicity in creating a spate of overdose deaths from the misuse of opioids. $570 million is a drop in the bucket compared to the total judgments and settlements that may arise from this tsunami of litigation. the essential argument by the plaintiffs is, “You told the world these drugs were safe and non-

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LOCAL Wayne Memorial CT staff earns accreditation

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Wayne Memorial Hospital’s Imaging Department received the American College of Radiology’s full three-year accreditation in Computed Tomography or CT. The CT team underwent a rigorous review to meet testing criteria in clinical image quality, phantom image quality (a specially designed image to evaluate and tune the imaging device) and radiation dose limits for children and adults. In addition to image quality, the criteria included personnel qualiﬁcations, adequacy of facility equipment, quality control procedures and quality assurance programs. From left: Doug Buchinski, CT technologist; Charles Barax, MD, medical director imaging services department; Michelle Murray, CT technologist; Robert Brzuchalski, CRA, RT, RDMS, manager imaging services department.

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Pike County Commissioner Ronald Schmalzle visited Pine Forest Camp, where he worked as the executive director for nearly 25 years, for the presentation of a check for $1,500 from the camp to the new Wallenpaupack Area High School Kids Food Pantry. The funds were raised by the camp’s Challah for Hunger campaign. Campers and counselors, under the direction of owner/director Barbara Black, baked homemade challah bread and sold it at the Hawley Farmers Market, with all proceeds going to the food pantry. Barbara Black and Pine Forest campers joined Schmalzle for the check presentation to food pantry founder, Rosemary Martynuk.

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Staff, family members and individuals recently gathered to enjoy an end-of-summer picnic at Allied Services Vocational Training Center in Scranton. The aloha-themed party featured music, food, games and costumes. Members of Allied Services senior leadership joined in the fun, including the pie-throwing contest. From left, ﬁrst row: Alea Granville, Shannon Sweeney, April Moran and Theresa Chapman. Second row: Chris Powell, Heather Barrett and Chris Pate.

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Mental health in the workplace by Phil Yacuboski

Mental health issues are some of the most common workplace concerns in the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Nearly 1 in 5 adults reported some sort of mental health issue, according to CDC statistics compiled in 2016 with 71% who reported a headache over stress or anxiety. “We have a tremendous focus on helping the individual with their emotional health and wellbeing,” said Heidi Remak, director of behavioral health, Prudential Financial. “We believe in addressing the whole person, and to address work stress in and of itself would not be as thorough as we would want to be able to for the health and well-being of our employees. If we have a healthy employee, a healthy employee provides us a healthy work environment and a healthy work environment offers us a healthy and engaged enterprise.” Remak oversees the program at Prudential’s Scranton ofﬁces, where more than 700 people are employed to support Prudential’s retirement business operation. A counselor is on-site at the Scranton ofﬁce once every other week. If the counselor is not there on the day when he or she is needed by an employee, Remak said employees can call her directly to coordinate speaking with a counselor over the phone. Prudential also has an employee assistance program. “She does address workplace stress,” said Remak, “but moreover she also focuses on any type of emotional or psychological concerns as well as family or relationship issues as well. Those are the top concerns.” Remak said because the program improves the overall health of a person, it drives down cost and expands productivity. “It reduces presenteeism, it reduces time off,” she said. The CDC estimates it costs two to three times more to treat behavioral and mental health issues that it does a co-occuring illness. They report by treating both simultaneously, it could save the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars per year. The study found that even after taking into account smoking and obesity, depression had the third highest cost to treat after the initial diagnosis.

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A mental health issue can also affect relationships between co-workers in addition to productivity, according to the CDC. To help break the stigma against mental illness in the workplace, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill launched ‘CEOs Against Stigma’ and gathered more than 150 executives from all over Pennsylvania to address the issue. “We want to raise awareness of the impact that this has in the workplace and help eliminate the stigma,” said Christine Michaels, CEO of NAMI Keystone Pennsylvania. “The CEOs provide leadership of an organization and if they lead the ﬁght against stigma in their places of employment, then the employees would embrace the idea of a stigmafree workplace.” She said the goal is to understand the issue, educate themselves and encourage others to talk about the issues they may be having and to get help. “Businesses are ﬁnding out that it’s good business to be concerned about these issues,” she said. “They want to be concerned with not only their physical wellness but their mental wellness as well.” “We don’t see our employees as workers, we see our employees as human beings,” said Remak.

More than 350 people turned out for Wayne Memorial Hospital’s grand opening and ribbon cutting for its new patient tower on Saturday, September 7th. The 85,000 square foot tower houses 50 private patient rooms and “smart” technology designed to reduce the risk for infection, enhance communication and decrease noise levels. The hospital’s largest expansion in its 99-year history cost approximately $35 million dollars (another $5 million was funneled into hospital renovations) and was financed largely through Wayne County-backed bonds, grants and cash. Speakers included hospital CEO David Hoff, Wayne Memorial Hospital/Health System Board Chairman Dirk Mumford, Chief of Staff William Dewar III, MD, Wayne County Commissioner Joseph Adams and Paul Meagher, a local businessman and former board chair who was born in the original hospital on Court Street nearly 78 years ago. US Representative Matt Cartwright (D-8th) was also on hand to publicly commend the hospital on its new tower. Reverend Edward Erb, pastor of Grace Episcopal Church in Honesdale, gave the invocation and four Honesdale High School students helped open the ceremony with the National Anthem. Attendees also enjoyed tours and the chance to win prizes from Woodloch Springs and the Lodge at Woodloch, Costa’s Family Fun Park, Ski Big Bear, Elegante Restaurant, Hotel Wayne and the hospital Auxiliary. Photo, left to right front: Juliann Doyle, chair Community Advisory Board; Reverend Edward Erb; AG Howell, Wayne Memorial Health Foundation (WMHF) board; Mary Hoff, WMH/WMHS Board; Paul Meagher; Honesdale Mayor Sarah Canfield; Matt Cartwright, US Rep. (8th); William Dewar III, MD; John Conte, WMH Facility Services/ Real Estate director; Dirk Mumford, chair WMH/WMHS board; Hugh Rechner, Esq., 1st vice chair WMH/WMHS board; WMH CEO David Hoff; Wendell Hunt, WMH/ WMHS board; Frank Borelli, treasurer WMH/WMHS board; Christine Rechner, chair Wayne Memorial Long-Term Care board; Joann Hudak, 2nd vice chair WMH/WMHS board; James Hockenbury, director Ancillary Services; Louis D’Oro, MD, president WMH Medical Staff; Frederick Jackson, executive director Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers. Back row: Wayne County Commissioner Joseph Adams; Aimee Weschler, representing US Senator Bob Casey (PA); Josh Schneider, Burkavage Design Associates (BDA); Joseph Sesso and Bill Sordoni, Sordoni Construction; Rosemarie Corigliano, president WMH Auxiliary; Nancy Propst, chair WMHF; Jonathan Fritz, PA state representative; Jack Dennis, executive director WMHF; Ron Schmalzle, WMH/ WMHS board and Pike County Commissioner; Matt Meagher, Esq., WMH/WMHS board; Donald Flynn, BDA.

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Young Scranton business leaders unite by Joe Sylvester

The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce wants to draw more young professionals to the region and keep them here. Who better to help do that than young professionals? And to find those young up-and-comers, the chamber’s Young Professionals group is doing just that. The group of business leaders under the age of 40 is determined to build relationships with young professionals in the Scranton area and retain them by giving them a voice in the region and its future. Leading the group’s charge are its 20192020 co-chairs who were named in August, Kat Sokirka and Mike Magistro. Sokirka, 23, originally is from Wyoming, Luzerne County, but now lives in Old Forge. She is special events and social media manager for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders – the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University in Lewisburg in markets, innovation and design. Magistro, 25, originally of Greenfield Township and now of Scranton, is marketing manager for The Slocum Firm, P.C., a law firm based in downtown Scranton that specializes in personal injury, workers’ compensation, business formation and cannabis consulting. He holds dual bachelor’s degrees in Spanish and Chinese as well as an MBA from Marywood University and was recently a finalist in

the annual TecBridge Business Plan competition. “We kind of just started up the group last year,” said Sorkirka. “We did a launch party.” She said the group is striving to draw young professionals from the region to keep them in the area, whether they were born and raised in Northeast Pennsylvania or came here to work. The group’s mission dovetails with the chamber’s goal of boosting local businesses to create more jobs. “Networking is a big part of any professional job,” Sorkirka said. She said the group held a huge launch last year that drew more than 80 professionals. “They were really excited about the escape room,” she said. “This year, we’re hoping to start off with business crawl,” Sorkirka said. For $20, participants can go to four different restaurant-bars. “If you’re within the ﬁrst 40, you get a T-shirt. We’re asking for sponsors for the back of the shirt. We also want a fun environment for these young professionals. Not just shirt and tie and blazer, not just coming to work 9 to 5. It’s about making connections.” The group is for people under 40 who are working full-time, but it’s also for anyone young at heart. “Obviously, the Young Professionals is just a portion of the beneﬁts from the chamber,” she added. “We encourage people to be a member of the chamber or work for a company that is.”

Magistro said the Young Professionals group is not necessarily membership-based but is comprised of a committee that organizes the events. He said events draw anywhere from 20-80 people, depending on the event. “We do a bunch of different things,” he said, citing the launch party, the upcoming business crawl and the escape room. “About 20 people showed up for the escape room,” Magistro said. “It’s typical for six people to show.” The business crawl is planned for Oct. 18, a Friday. It starts around 5:30 p.m. Magistro said the group also is beginning work on a December charity fundraiser. He said the events are not only fun and exciting but also self-rewarding, especially when listening to speakers. Magistro wants to promote the Scranton area because he likes it here. “I moved to New York for a while and came back because I missed the Scranton area,” he said. “I decided to go for my MBA.” Mari Potis, the chamber’s director of membership and events, said she has been with the chamber for 21 years, and the one piece that’s been missing was a program for young professionals to do business card exchanges. She and vice president, Kristine Augustine, conducted a lot of research. The criteria they put on it included the group was for ages 21 to 40, or

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older, “If they’re young at heart.” Potis said state Rep. Kyle Mullins, who is in his 30s, spoke at one gathering. She said the group’s focus is professional development, social development and community advancement. “We’re going to get more into the philanthropic side this year,” Potis said. “There will be more of an opportunity for speakers.” She said the group wants to make sure young professionals have voice in the community, in business and in their future.

LOCAL IGNITE Program Hosts DCED Secretary

IGNITE, The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce’s business incubator program, recently hosted Steve D’Ettorre, the deputy secretary of technology and information for the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. During his visit, Secretary D’Ettorre toured both the Scranton Enterprise Center and the TekRidge Center, meeting with IGNITE program clients, local dignitaries and regional incubator partners. He also participated in a roundtable discussion focused on technology and entrepreneurship. From left: Larry West, regional director of the Ofﬁce of Sen. John Blake; Austin Burke, board member, Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority; Jack Groarke, economic development director for U.S. Sen. Bob Casey; Ken Okrepkie, Ben Franklin Technology Partners; Steve D’Ettorre, deputy secretary of technology and information, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development; Bob Durkin, president, The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce; Paul Macknosky, director, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development; and Aaron Whitney, IGNITE Business Incubator program manager, The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce.

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From Texas to Pennsylvania: Two Doctors’ Concurrent Journeys into Residency and Military Service

llyson Matthys, D.O., and Vikaash Persad, D.O., never met as kids even though they grew up within minutes of each other outside Austin, Texas. They didn’t even get to know one another when they graduated in the same class with twin degrees in osteopathic medicine from the same medical school. It wasn’t until the pair crossed paths in Scranton as interns in The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s family medicine residency in 2017 that they finally were introduced and realized how parallel their lives and choices have been up to that point.

“We complement each other, and I couldn’t see myself doing this without him,” Dr. Matthys said. “I respect him as a leader and a friend. We talk every decision out and have almost telepathy.” “We’re two sides of the same coin,” Dr. Persad added. “We’re a package deal because we work better together and are a great team.” Their bond was reinforced when Dr. Matthys, who enlisted in the Army in 2018 and is currently a captain and commissioned officer, issued the oath to Dr. Persad in June 2019, officially swearing him into the Air Force as a commissioned officer (captain). “I was proud. He could have picked anyone, so I felt honored,” Dr. Matthys said of the ceremony. When the two aren’t watching their beloved Dallas Cowboys, searching for local, Texas-quality barbecue or traveling together, they’re chatting about the day-to-day highs and lows of their unintentionally aligned military and medical careers.

“I don’t know if we could appreciate the one-in-a-million chance that we’d end up here together,” Dr. Persad admitted. “It’s almost incomprehensible, all the things that had to align for it to happen that way,” Dr. Matthys agreed. Now in their third and final year of residency, both have been peer-elected to serve as two of the three chief residents in the regional family medicine program. This leadership role gives them a chance to counsel and mentor residents while also working with upper administration. 8 NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA BUSINESS JOURNAL TS_CNG/ADVERTISING/AD_PAGES [ADB08] | 09/25/19

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Learning in a community-based environment has enriched the experience of serving as chief residents for both doctors, they said, as The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s consortium approach allows each to better understand versatility, diversity and diplomacy. And while their ranks have meant more responsibility and added pressure, it’s been worth it to make their way through it together. “You’re on the cutting edge and affecting change when you spend time in such a variety of hospitals, clinics and specialists’ offices. Every day is different and we’ve honed our ability to just roll with it,” Dr. Matthys said. “The personal growth with Vikaash has made any of the bad worth it.” “Everything we learn here will benefit us in the future,” Dr. Persad added. “It helps with our military careers and also with how we practice medicine.”

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Consignment: A growing market by Phil Yacuboski

You can spot a trend anywhere, and retail is no exception. While the big box stores and shopping malls are struggling across the nation, consignment and resale shops are popping up in downtowns and on main streets in many towns across the country – including here in northeast Pennsylvania. “We are very busy, and every month is busier than the previous month,” said Esther Rosenfeld, owner of Esther’s Consignment Boutique in Dunmore. The shop, which has been open for nine years, sells designer label clothing and home décor. “Everybody likes a bargain,” Rosenfeld added. Items are typically priced at around one-third of what they would have been new, said Rosenfeld, and sellers get 50% upon the sale of the item. Sellers are paid once per month. “But to be truthful, most people end up spending their check right here,” she said.

A multi-billion dollar industry The secondhand market will reach $51 billion in the next 5 years, according to thredUp, a web-based consignment company that recently did a large study on the consignment industry. The company also found the resale market has grown 21 times faster than the retail market in the past three years. They estimate 56 million women shopped consignment in 2018 – up 10 million from the previous year. “Business has been really good lately,” said Brittany Allan, owner of Rumor Has It, a consignment shop in Luzerne. “It’s especially picked up with all of these stores closing and people cleaning out their closets.” The store on Main Street in Luzerne only takes name-brand clothing, shoes and accessories. “We sell a lot of prom gowns and homecoming dresses,” Allan said. She explained when items come in, the seller gets half of the selling price. There is an expiration date on the items, and if they do not sell by that date, they are then donated to charity.

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The vendors are responsible for keeping track of and replenishing the vintage, handmade and repurposed items that are sold. “It’s not like a ﬂea market,” she said. “It’s curated.” Possemato currently has about 60 vendors along with more people who are anxious to sell. Vendors do not have to be at the shop; Possemato and her crew do the selling. She said shop owners make their monthly rent, and the rest is theirs to keep. “Business has been great,” she said. “We wish we had more space, because we have a waiting list A successful business model of people who want to sell.” With larger amounts of inventory, On and On, She, too, believes the environment has somea vintage and consignment resale complex along thing to do with the business model. Scranton’s Capouse Avenue, has been a success“It’s not about being wasteful, but reusing,” she ful business model for Meegan Possemato for the said. “That’s a big part of why people shop with us past four years. and buy things that are second-hand. Plus, things “They set up their own little shop within our shop,” she said of the vendors who rent 10-by-10- were made with better quality years ago. Somefoot spaces for $195 per month in the old industrial thing that’s 30, 40 or 50 years old was made better building. than things are made today.” “We then get rid of everything to get ready for the new season. If you bring something in right at the beginning of the season, you’ll have a longer time to sell,” she said. Allen, whose mother has owned My Sister’s Closet for the past 30 years near her location, said consignment is cheaper, and with younger people being more conscious about the environment, it has been a great business model. “I think recycling is the new way to go,” she said. “And why throw it away? If you can get money to buy other stuff, why not?”

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CELEBRATING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

Enchanted Elephant Boutique By Abigail Corrigan

Since a young age, Mary Rose Perry has dreamt of being in the fashion industry. Now, she and her daughter have teamed up to make her dreams a reality. Owner of Enchanted Elephant Boutique in the Green Ridge section of Scranton, Perry specializes in the retail of children’s clothing, accessories, toys, books and more. The Dunmore native has previous experience in the clothing retail industry in which she worked when her children were younger. Now, with her daughter ﬁnishing up a marketing degree at The University of Scranton, she has the perfect business partner to accomplish her goals. “We have a whole section of the store dedicated to baby registries, so if you choose to register with us, we will display all your items in the registry room, making it easy and convenient for your friends and family to shop

for you in a centralized location,” Perry said. “They would also be able to shop your registry online if they can’t make it into the store. On the day of the shower, we will go to the venue and display all of the gifts you received, if you choose to have us do so. We have also expanded some of our items to be sold online.” Perry and her daughter heavily invest in researching merchandise for their customers. “My daughter and I attend the trade shows in New York City and Atlanta,” Perry said. “Being as it is our third year in business, we have established relationships with brands and companies. We also take into consideration our customers and try to think of what they like/would like to see for the season.” The mother and daughter credit Grace Gallagher, a University of Scranton student, for her distinct role in the company’s success. Enchanted Elephant was able to make Gallagher a part of its team through the Small Busi-

Jasons in the region

with recommendations, sometimes used and sometimes discarded. The fact of the role of the Have you heard about the Jasons? Jasons, leads to the potential which may exist to Every year since 1960, the nation’s most begin such a process along regional domestic lines, brilliant scientists have gathered secretly to solve perhaps not solely designed for national issues, but highly classified problems for the Defense Depart- focused on those topics which are high-level needs ment and the intelligent community. They call inside the Pocono-Northeast. Here are some of the themselves the “Jasons,” named after the Greek issues that could be examined that are important myth, Jason and the Argonauts, looking at issues to regional life, both financially, infrastructure wise, that the government cannot solve. and humanistic. In a startling book by Ann Finkbeiner published ■ The region does not have a DARPA , meanin 2006, in 304 pages, the author ing the Defense Advanced Research reviews the role of the Jasons and sizes Projects Agency, but it does have up the work, the results, the failures many regional and local organizations and how these men and women have who could help identify the research responded to the overall needs of the needs that could lead to an organized defense of this nation. One of the issues approach to resolving a major concern. looked at was related to the Vietnam To accomplish this, all of the wonderful War and ways to help overcome some colleges and universities in the region GROSSMAN of the difficulties related to the Ho Chi could join together to create our own Minh Trail, but one of the most powerful Jasons-type organization. This could needs was to examine the means to defend against lead to new ways to overcome liabilities that exist nuclear missiles and how to knock them down across the region. before reaching the lands of America. While this ■ Pension reform is needed in many comwas never completely discovered, much work munities to help solve a financial debt issue that was accomplished along this line. Another area of has great obstacles to financial capacity. A regional interest was climate control, something which is in Jasons entity could be helpful in this regard. To the headlines constantly and which requires action some extent, the local Division of the Pennsylvania today, not tomorrow. Economy League does some of this work, but its The Jasons receive high-level briefings by top dedicated staff is small and a Jasons group could officials of the government and utilize this informa- enhance what the League does and move in a tion to initiate a process of discovery and action direction of bringing together top officials from the

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platforms is crucial to a business’ success. “I believe it is important to have a strong business plan and to know where you want to go with your business before you even start out,” she said. “I also think it is very important to form and establish relationships, ﬁrst with your suppliers/brands/companies, then your customers and also fellow business owners. It is also important to get your name and business out there. Start with social media and expand from there.” Enchanted Elephant is located at 2019 Boulevard Ave., Scranton. It can also be found online at enchantedelephantboutique.com. To learn more about the Internship Initiative, visit scrantonsbdc.com/internships. Abigail Corrigan is a University of Scranton Women’s Entrepreneurship Center interns working under the supervision of Donna Simpson, Consultant Manager.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

by Howard J. Grossman, AICP

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ness Development Center’s Internship Initiative. “The Internship Initiative has been a great help to us,” Perry said. “It allowed us to get an extra hand during our busiest seasons of back-to-school and Christmas. Grace has been extremely helpful and handles any task we throw at her. She also brings new ideas and abilities to the table, helping us expand and continue our business.” The Small Business Internship Initiative connects local small businesses and college students. Internship opportunities are posted online and shared with partners at Clarks Summit University, Johnson College, Keystone College, Lackawanna College, Luzerne County Community College, Mansﬁeld University, Marywood University, Misericordia University, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Penn State Worthington Scranton and The University of Scranton. Perry believes being prepared with an “idea and plan,” establishing connections and using social media

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private, public and nonprofit community. Using all of the higher educational institutions collectively would provide added value to the talent base that exists. ■ Fiscal responsibility affects most communities and counties across the region and a Jasons approach could help alleviate this long standing problem and look at what has proven successful elsewhere and bring those examples to regional attention. Think of what local governments have gone through the Act 47 system such as Scranton, Plymouth, Nanticoke and others. Many other communities face challenges that threaten financial stability and should be seeking assistance that a regional Jasons entity could offer. ■ The growth of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), as a way to focus educational steps, is a growing need. A Jasons role in finding out how STEAM can better be provided in school districts through proper attention would assist in making this more meaningful across the regional landscape. Many educational places have looked at this, as well as public libraries, but much more centralized actions would help identify new means to advance STEAM as a way to teach and utilize these functions inside the region. ■ Ethical entities such as the Ethics Institute of Northeastern Pennsylvania, based at Misericordia University could be advanced as a way to meet health, media, education and a host of other topics in the region and provide an ethical setting that would be a base for advancing this topic according-

ly. The Ethics Institute could be a lead organization to host a round of efforts to bring this topic forward much more than has been the case throughout the region. ■ Briefings by regional mayors, regional organization leaders, community leadership officials and many others would advance this theme more effectively and help mobilize appropriate steps toward creating a regional Jasons entity. The media could help promote this concept by editorializing the theme and build support for looking at ways to focus attention on domestic and global issues that are important to futuristic life inside the region. ■ Religious organizations of all persuasions should think about ways that could focus on a Jasons group in the region by talking at sermons to their congregations and including information in newsletters as to how such an approach can benefit life inside the region. Religious entities are a powerful asset for regional development and could advance this idea extensively as well as contribute to the solution of regional issues. There are so many ways that many entities could contribute to establishing a Jasons-type group being formed in the region, and there are many other topics for discussion. The aforementioned book provides a guide for thinking about using this process as a basis for a new and exciting opportunity for meeting the needs of a region that truly can be inventive and help this and future regional generations reach new levels of quality of life in coming decades.

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College and retirement: Making it work Savvy late-stage college planning can help reduce costs

from a current or former employer. But these income sources might not be enough to provide the lifestyle you want throughParents may want to investigate strate- out a long retirement. The solution: saving gies that can help them save for their chil- as much as possible in an employer’s dren’s education at the same time they’re tax-favored retirement plan, an individual saving for their own retirement. retirement account (IRA), or an investment When you created your financial plan, account can potentially help you accumusaving for a new car or a first home may late a healthy nest egg. have seemed like your most pressing goal. Generally, assets in IRAs, 401(k)s, Sure, you put some money in the pot for and similar plans won’t be included in a new baby’s future college expenses. And the calculation of your expected family you probably started saving for contribution to education costs. retirement in your employer’s And if you need cash for college, tax-deferred plan. But chances you’ll be able to withdraw money are good that your more immedifrom your IRA without penalty ate goals were the ones on your to pay qualified higher education mind. expenses, although income taxes Then Susie or Bobby started may apply. kindergarten, and suddenly you Saving for college Whitesell realized college wasn’t so far off By starting to save for college after all. And while your retirewhile your child is young, you ment still might be many years in the may be able to amass substantial assets. future, you’ve read enough about people Section 529 education savings plans offer not saving sufficient money for a comfort- generous contribution limits, and distribuable lifestyle to know that it’s time to step tions to pay qualified higher education up your game. But how can you possibly expenses at an eligible institution are tax save for both goals at the same time? free. Plans are set up to benefit a designatGet your priorities in order ed beneficiary, but if that child doesn’t use It’s not easy to save for your retirethe funds, the beneficiary can be changed ment at the same time you’re saving for a to another family member without tax child’s college education. So you might be consequences. Funds in 529 plans typically tempted to put saving for retirement on the are treated as parents’ assets for financial back burner and concentrate your efforts aid purposes. Planning ahead can help you on building a college fund. But before you save enough money to reach all of your cut back on your contributions to your important goals. retirement accounts, keep these two imporCertain benefits may not be available tant facts in mind: unless specific requirements (e.g., resi■ You’ll probably need more money for dency) are met. There also may be restricyour retirement than for any other goal you tions on the timing of distributions and have. how they may be used. Before investing, ■ While your child can borrow money consider the investment objectives, risks to pay for college, you can’t borrow money and charges and expenses associated with to fund your retirement. municipal fund securities. The issuer’s ofThe key to your success is having a plan ficial statement contains more information for saving for both goals. Meeting with about municipal fund securities, and you your financial professional to come up with should read it carefully before investing. a strategy should be your first move. Susan A. Whitesell, CRPS, CRPC, RIS, AWMA, Retirement: your first priority CLTC, is vice president/investments and finanThink about your potential income cial advisor at the Kingston Retirement Group of Janney Montgomery Scott, 270 Pierce sources once you retire. Social Security Street, Kingston, PA 18704. Reach her at 570benefits may be available to you. You might 283-8140; kingstonretirementgroup.com. also have pension benefits coming to you

by Susan A. Whitesell, CRPS, CRPC, RIS, AWMA, CLTC

that, if the actual price is higher than what was hoped or expected, can put parents in a difficult For many families, college is the second financial position. largest expense. As families finish saving for Fortunately, applying to schools doesn’t college, it’s important they stretch those college have to be a financial crapshoot if you use a savings as far as possible to prevent tool called the net price calculator tapping assets earmarked for other before your child applies (and “falls important goals, such as retirement in love”) with any school. The aim of savings or home equity. While not an the net price calculator is to provide exhaustive list, the following steps a personalized estimate of what a can arm parents with valuable insight particular school will really cost your that may help limit their college family by providing a net price after outlays. any scholarships and grants from Wilson Step 1: determine your family’s the school along with the federal and Expected Family Contribution (EFC) state government are subtracted. This Will your child qualify for financial aid? This number can help you determine if a college will is a question many parents wonder about. By cost too much, which may help you to decide to determining your EFC, you will know the dollar channel your search to other schools. These calfigure that the financial aid formula has conculators can also be invaluable when you want cluded that you should be able to pay for one to figure out how a school treats assets, such as year of education. It is based on such factors investments, a small business, rental property as your income, assets, marital status and the and home equity for financial aid purposes. number of people in your household. Federal law requires colleges to post a net To generate the numbers, use the College price calculator on their websites. An easy Board’s Expected Family Contribution Calculator. way to find a school’s net price calculator is to Go to CollegeBoard.org, and type “EFC Calcula- Google the name of the school and “net price tor” in the search box in the upper right-hand calculator.” corner. Consider obtaining these numbers as An accurate net price calculator will ask a early as your child’s freshman year in high number of questions and should take more than school and update the results as college looms 15 minutes to complete. Questions will dig into closer. the family’s finances and the student’s academic The results of the calculator can help you statistics. Unfortunately, some schools use determine which path to follow. For instance, if inferior net price calculators that ask very few your family has a high EFC, and you don’t want questions and, as a result, can provide inaccuto pay full price, attempt to maximize chances rate results. So, be wary of the results produced at merit money. If your EFC is low, looking for by calculators that ask few questions. schools that have generous aid policies, as well Step 3: Finding generous colleges as lower-cost in-state public institutions, may be Even though the sticker price can be eyean appropriate path. popping, a college education is currently a Step 2: using net price calculators buyer’s market. According to The College Board, One of the most frustrating aspects of the 58% of college students at public colleges or college admission process is that most parents universities receive grants or scholarships while don’t know what college is actually going to 88% of undergrads at private four-year schools cost until their child receives a financial aid/ enjoy a price cut. merit award package. Even worse, sometimes One way to evaluate the generosity of certain these offers don’t reach families until the spring, colleges is to search for the school on the Colwhich gives them little time to select a school by lege Board’s website. Once you’ve pulled up the the deposit deadline. By this time, students (and school’s profile, click first on the “Paying” tab parents) may have become emotionally attached Please see Wilson, Page 15 to the idea of attending a particular school by Ryan Wilson, CPA, CFP, AIF

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NEPA: Your Health Deserves a Partner Throughout life, people have many types of partners. Whether it’’s a business partner or life partner, it’s reassuring to know someone is at your side to support you. With the peace of mind a partner provides, shouldn’t you have a partner for the most important aspect of life - your health? “The dedicated health care professionals at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) are here to partner with you and your family at every stage of life,” says LVHN President andd Chief Executive Officer Brian Nester, DO, MBA, FACOEP. LVHN’s partnership starts with providing convenient access to the care people need. With eight hospital campuses, 26 health centers and more than 160 physician prractices throughout our region, LVHN is close to where you live, work and play. As your health care partner, LVHN is making investments in all the communities it serves to give you convenient access to care, close to home.

Tomorrow Starts Todaay in Hazleton

LVH-Hazleton Emergency Room

To enhance access to emergency care, the ER at Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)–Hazleton is being expanded to nearly double its original size. When complete, it will have a fam mily friendly waiting area, 30 treatment rooms, a five-bed behavioral health unit, a super-track process for faster care and dedicated trauma space. The hospital’s lobby and patient rooms also are being renovated. Refurbished patient units will allow for the option to flex patient rooms from semi-private to private depending on patient census, providing more privacy and comfort for patients and families.

More Care Every Day in Schuylkill County In 2016, LVHN planted its roots deep in the Schuylkill Countty community, ready to build on the foundation its health care predecessors laid. Since then, LVHN invested d nearly $60 million in facilities, property and technology improvements, as well as in our most importan nt asset – our people. New LVHN facilities in Schuylkill County include: • Emergency department • Cancer Center • Family Birth and d Newborn Center • Advanced Wound Center • Cardiac Rehabilitation Center • Senior behavioral health unit • ExpressCARE location

LVH-Schuylkill Family Birth & Newborn Center

World-Class Canccer Care in the Poconos The Dale and Frances Hughes Cancer Center at LVH–Pocono is advancing the level of cancer care available to patients through itts membership in the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance. Patients with cancer in Monroe County benefit froom the membership in key ways: • Clinical teams from Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute quickly learn and adopt MSK standards of care into everyday practicee for patients. • Physiciaans from Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute and MSK meet regularly to discuss challenging cases and identify the best treatments. • Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute patients have access to MSK clinical trials, which provide leading-edge cancer treatments under close study. Anequallyy importantpartnershipexistsbetweenthe18,000healthcareprofessionalswhoworkatLVHN.Thecollaborative, inclusive culture they help create contributed to LVHN being named a “Top Place to Work” by both Becker’s Healthcarre and Forbes. LVH- Pocono Dale & Frances Hughes Cancer Center

Buillding a Healtthier Tomorrow in Carbon County To partner with residents of Carbon County, LVHN willl build a new hospiital along Route 443 near Lehighton named Lehigh Valley Hospital–Carbon. The hospital will have all private rooms and a full-service ER. The campus will include a medical office building and provide access to cardiology services from Lehigh Valley Heart Institute, inpatient and outpatient surgical services from Leh high h Vallley Insttitutte for Surgiicall Excelllence, and d cancer serviices from Leh high h Vallley Cancer Insttitutte. LVH–Carbon will be the only health system in Carbon County affiliated with MSK K, giving patients access to the latest treatments and clinical trials. The hospital is expected to create about 150 jobs and open in the fall of 2021.

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LOCAL Wayne Bank opens new ofﬁce

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Wayne Bank recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new Hanover Township Community Office. From left: Kristen E. Lancia, marketing associate, Wayne Bank; George L. Andrejko, commissioner, Hanover Township; Joseph Castrogiovanni, senior vice president, PA retail banking market manager, Wayne Bank; attorney Mark R. Zimmer; Samuel Guesto, township manager, Hanover Township; Mark Oley, Oley Industries; John Ford, senior vice president, commercial loan officer, Wayne Bank; William S. Lance, executive vice president, chief financial officer, Wayne Bank; Attorney Ralph A. Matergia, director, Wayne Bank/Norwood Financial Corp; Kevin M. Lamont, director, Wayne Bank/Norwood Financial Corp; John F. Carmody, executive vice president, chief credit officer, Wayne Bank; Dr. Andrew A. Forte, vice chairman, Wayne Bank/Norwood Financial Corp; Jack Smulowitz; Julie Shenyo, community office manager, Wayne Bank; Valerie Antolik, teller, Wayne Bank; Lewis J. Critelli, president, CEO Wayne Bank; John H. Sanders, senior vice president, retail lending manager, Wayne Bank; Dr. Kenneth A. Phillips; director, Wayne Bank/Norwood Financial Corp; Robert J. Mancuso, executive vice president, COO, Wayne Bank; James F. Burke, executive vice president, chief lending officer, Wayne Bank; and Julie Kuen, vice president, retail operations and marketing manager.

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and then on the “Financial Aid By the Numbers” tab. The information here will include the typical scholarship and grant award along with the percent of an applicant’s demonstrated ﬁnancial need that is met and whether the demonstrated need is met by scholarships/grants or by loans. Two additional online resources include collegedata.com, which lists how many students receive merit scholarships from an institution, and collegenavigator.gov, which provides the percentage of a school’s students receiving a discount. Step 4: Understanding the realities of athletic scholarships Athletic scholarships represent another source of money from colleges. Unfortunately, they aren’t nearly as plentiful or as lucrative as many families assume. About 2% of graduating high school athletes earn sports scholarships each year. And an even smaller percentage receive the proverbial full-ride, which covers full tuition, room, board, books and supplies. The best chance for a full-ride athletic scholarship is to compete in one of the headcount sports within Division I. The head-count sports offer a full-ride or nothing at all. There are only six head-count sports and are as follows: football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s tennis, women’s gymnas-

tics and women’s volleyball. The NCAA considers all other athletic programs “equivalency sports.” Unlike head-count sports, coaches in equivalencysports can divide their scholarships, which can lead to some receiving meager awards. Also, important to know that students can only earn athletic scholarships at Division I and II institutions. Step 5: Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Early If you are seeking need-based aid, completing the FAFSA and, if applicable, the CSS proﬁle is required for qualifying for need-based aid from the institution, federal government and state government. With the FAFSA, which became available beginning Oct. 1, it’s possible for those who ﬁle early to know much sooner what their aid packages will be, which can be a huge help during your family’s decision timeline. While not exhaustive, the above steps may help provide you with the information to make informed decisions during the college process and may just help your family reduce the price-tag for your child’s college education. Ryan Wilson, CPA, CFP, AIF is a financial advisor and executive vice president wealth management for the Wilson Wealth Advisory Group at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC in Moosic. His team’s website is WilsonWealthAdvisory.com. Member: NYSE, FINRA, SIPC

Osterhout Free Library awarded Navient grant

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The Osterhout Free Library recently received a $10,000 grant from Navient to help fund a year of focused programs on literacy development for children in the Wilkes-Barre area. From left: Linda Gramlich, senior director core processing, Navient, Lisa Stashik, vice president, Navient, Elaine Rash, youth services coordinator, Osterhout Library and Rick Miller, executive director, Osterhout Library.

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we serve,” said Hollander. “Despite a very unsettled future, this demand is sure to grow.” Government streams Grant money ﬂowing from both Washington and Harrisburg is also a key component of health care revenue streams. Examples include a $1 million grant for the CALO White Haven Development near White Haven in Foster Township to establish a residential treatment facility to treat the effects of early childhood trauma. Federal grants of $36,000 and $167,000 have recently ﬂowed to the Scranton Primary Health Care Center, with $49,000 to the Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Meanwhile,

The United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Wright Center for Community Health have beneﬁted from grant awards totaling $2 million. All-time high Linda Thomas-Hemak, MD, CEO of The Wright Center for Community Health and president of The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, anticipates her organization will utilize a total budget of $50 million for 2019, an all-time high for the organization. These revenues are paying for compensation with 441 employees, which includes all staff members and residents/fellows, plus costs for operating eight patient-care locations in the region. Revenues are also ﬂowing from multiple sources

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WILKES-BARRE, SCRANTON AREA SUBWAY RESTAURANT INTRODUCES NEW FLAVORS, BEVERAGES AND NEW LOOK

New flavors and beverages now available in your local restaurant

Watermelon Cucumber; Strawberry Hibiscus; Blackberry Citrus; and Mango Lime, Lemonades & Limeade including Classic Lemonade; Strawberry Guava; Lavender Mint; and Pomegranate Limeade, and iced teas including Half & Half Tea with Lemonade; Sweet Tea; Unsweet Tea; Green Tea with Honey; and Raspberry Tea (Sweetened). Flavors will vary by restaurant.

unexpected to our guests and signaling the many changes that are coming to our restaurants,” said [Joseph DeSanto, owner of five Subway Restaurants.

About Subway® Restaurants

Subway offers a fresh alternative to traditional fast food, serving 7 million made-to-order sandwiches a day. Guests choose from Subway and Franchise 4.9 billion combinations Owners began testing the refresh restaurant concept of quality proteins, fresh vegetables, and bread in December 2017 in Los baked daily. The world’s Angeles and San Diego. Following an overwhelming largest restaurant chain serves nutritious and amount of positive delicious subs, soups, feedback, the brand announced in August 2018 and salads at about 44,000 restaurants in Guests visiting Wilkesits $80 million investment more than 100 countries. Barre/Scranton Subway® to rollout the concept to • Bold menu boards that The Subway experience restaurants will enjoy new U.S. restaurants, which are simple and easy to is also delivered online at sauces and spices, new are all independently read and an enhanced www.Subway.com and beverages, as well as owned and operated, at no personalization through the Subway® App, notice new uniforms for additional cost to eligible experience along the available in select markets Sandwich Artists™, among Franchise Owners. The sandwich line. at the Apple App Store and other new restaurant restaurant refresh follows a Google Play. features, including: • New Sandwich Artist long list of enhancements uniforms inspired by Founded by then 17-yearthe brand has made to • Signature Flavor the new menu offerings old Fred DeLuca and Stations, featuring new deliver a modern and and designed to engage family friend Dr. Peter Buck sauces and spices such even better Subway guests. more than 52 years ago, as a signature Sub Spice experience, including Subway is still a familyblend, Mustard Seed the restaurant redesign, “We are very excited to owned business, working Spread, Subway® Herb new menu innovations, provide our guests with a with more than 21,000 Garlic Oil, Provencal and the launch of the new Subway experience. dedicated franchisees in Herbs, and fresh cracked From the new refreshing new Subway app and communities around the Sea Salt and Bi-Color the Subway MyWay® beverages to the exciting Pepper sauces and freshly cracked Rewards program, as well world. as its third-party delivery spices in the Signature Subway® is a registered • Beverage Stations, program, among many Flavor Station – we are trademark of Subway offering refreshing other initiatives. IP Inc. delivering something Agua Fresca including

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton April 3rd, 2019 Something new is coming to your Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton Subway® restaurants. Subway invested more than $80 million in the national rollout a restaurant refresh to deliver an even more personalized Subway experience.

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that include Medicare, private insurance, and federal versus providing treatment for entrenched physical agencies such as the Department of Veteran’s Affairs problems. and the Health Resources and Services Administra“Almost every developed nation around the tion. More than 40% of Wright’s patient population world has emphasized primary and preventive care is insured by a state Medicaid plan, thereby creating within their systems,” said Wiercinski. “However, a situation where the organization is that has not been the case in our country. “underpaid” for services rendered. The key to lower costs involves a healthy Fewer than five percent of Wright palifestyle, with all of the patients and tients are insured with policies from the providers cooperating.” Accountable Care Act (ACA). Additionally, He also charged that knowledge total uncompensated care is approxiabout America’s health care finances has mately eight percent for dental services become ripe with misinformation. Instituand two-and-a-half percent for medical. tion of the ACA, also known as ObamAccording to Dr. Thomas-Hemak, a acare, is not the fundamental reason why Thomas-Hemak bright spot has occurred with Medicaid premiums for insurance have been rising processes at the state level. Harrisburg steadily for decades. stepped up its central authority and is allowing more “The steep cost increases are not a Republican practitioners to process their own decisions. “We are working more efficiently to or Democratic issue,” said Wiercinski. match the patients with payment organi“It’s all about usage, price and quality.” zations,” said Dr. Thomas-Hemak. He also cited data indicating that However, she also warned that health care is not in normal commodity practitioners are still expending excesbecause it is not market-based. Within sive resources chasing information the system, 20% of the patients utilize that should be readily available. This 80% of the resources, while high policy inefficiency is affecting the delivery and costs with patient groups are guaranoutcome of care. teed by use of the actuarial risk system Montoro“From a caretaker standpoint, priwhich is the bedrock of all the insurance Edwards mary care intersects with other primary programs. providers, and when you’re dealing with Medicare patients also use the majority of the naorganizations that are not early adapters as we are, it tion’s pharmaceuticals, while Medicaid’s number-one can be frustrating.” payment sector is to nursing homes after Maria Montoro-Edwards, Ph.D, people exhaust their savings and fall back Wright’s vice president for strategic initiaon Medicaid to pay for institutional care. tives and grants, noted 18 grants were awarded to the organization during 2018. Wiercinski firmly claimed that Medicaid She explained this accomplishment revenues, in reality and as opposed to utilized a careful application process, with great deal of misinformation, are not some applications skipped over due to largely being channeled to pay for illegal the realities of the selection process. immigrant care. Wiercinski According to Montoro-Edwards, “Abolishing Medicare and then going the system that can usher in a grant is to the politically conservative model of competitive. Yet, when an organization creates a premium assist with explosive insurance costs for reputation for success with its applications, it can seniors would also be a disaster for the patients,” further raise the success rate of future said Wiercinski. “We can’t do it.” efforts. Robert Spinelli, DBA, assistant pro“We also use the information about fessor, department of health administrapatient metrics and outcomes to evolve tion and human resources, noted that the better care,” said Montoro-Edwards. traditional fee-for-service model is still Perverse system around. Value-based payments, however, Two former hospital CEO’s now are moving forward as health system teaching at the University of Scranton offered some pointed commentary about survival becomes a matter of volume and health care financing, as well as the enviquality. Spinelli ronment where the money is utilized. “We’re finally in a transition period of John Wiercinski, MHA, faculty moving payments to quality with both primary and specialist, health administration, said the current preventive care,” said Spinelli. “Strategies are being reimbursement system to providers, based on fee pursued that are truly value-based with all of the for service that rewarded volume versus value, has many players understanding that the hospitals must been perverse for years. This has continued despite pay their bills.” the knowledge that it is less expensive to curb illness

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Family business continues evolve

One thing they want to make sure of, though, during the nearly yearlong planning, is that the The Briggs Farm Blues Festival has been growth is incremental, and that it is compassionate. growing each year, and the three generations of the “We are continuously mindful about the experiBriggs family running the four-day event are lookence of the people who come here,” Beishline ing for ways to accommodate that growth while said. “It’s something that feels more like a big still maintaining a family atmosphere. family gathering than it feels like a corporate music They are planning some changes, but nothing festival. It’s why more people are more passionate that will affect the family feel of the festival, the about coming here year after year.” organizers said. Tickets go on sale online on Tuesday, Oct. 15 The festival, now run by three generations of for the 2020 Briggs Farm Blues Festival, which is the Briggs family and about 50 paid employees on set for Thursday through Sunday, July 9-12. the nearly 240-year-old family farm, draws some Those early ticket sales are at a lower price than 7,000 music lovers over four days each July. About those purchased closer to the event. The Briggs 2,000 of those fans camp in tents or campers on offer various packages for one or multiple days and the grounds. About 50 vendors sell their wares camping. by Phil Yacuboski from jewelry to clothing in the main thoroughfare risk are the ones that require little education. “Because this is family-owned and family-run, between the main stage and the Back Porch Stage. “Those jobs are not likely going to be autothat comes across to the people,” Alison Briggs Have you noticed the number of self-checkouts mated because they require human interaction,” The festival operates the food tents, where the said. “They know this is our backyard. We have full increasing at the local grocery store? Or the selfmenu includes specialties such as slow-smoked he said. control over what happens.” serve kiosk at your favorite fast food joint? Miller’s findings ranked Las Vegas as the number- pulled pork, southern fried catfish, Briggs’ macShe said an announcement of changes will Automation is here to stay, argue many, and a re- one city at risk for automation, followed by Stockton, n-cheese with stewed tomatoes and fresh-picked, come sometime before Oct 15. cent study found the Scranton area ranks eighth out fire-cooked sweet corn. California and Winter Haven, Florida. Allentown Beishline did hint that some of the changes of 100 when it comes to jobs at risk for automation. Richard Briggs, who started the festival in 1998, ranks 11th on the list. Harrisburg ranks 34th with could be in the venue’s physical appearance. “They have a large percentage of jobs that are Pittsburgh at 56th and Philadelphia at 76th. Florida is and his wife, Alison, said their venture has grown “We have been over in the festival field every vulnerable to automation,” said Derek Miller, an each year without fail. the most vulnerable state to automation. analyst with MagnifyMoney, who examined the 100 “Our audience increase from 2018 was around Monday, Wednesday and Friday measuring how What’s the answer to improving our rankings? would this feel if the stage were here, how does largest metropolitan cities across the United States 15%,” said Alison. “One of the typical answers is job retraining,” this feel, walking the field and getting a feel for how and analyzed their data. Miller also authored the “To deal with and handle all that growth, we said Miller. “While going from a cashier to a comstudy. “Two big examples are the number of secre- puter programmer would be ideal, that’s something simultaneously need to be conscious of that family- our audience feels out there,” she said. “We want any changes to be well received and they feel this taries and administrative assistants and cashiers.” friendly feel,” said Maegan Beishline, who works that local governments likely don’t want to fund. is better.” He said the area has about 5,000 administrative But anything that involves human interaction and on ticket sales and social media. “That’s been an “We’re looking at everything, vendors, RVs, assistants and roughly 7,000 cashiers. Miller said interesting challenge as we’re coming down the something that robots can’t do are really the best porta-potties,” Briggs said. when you add all of the jobs together, the Scranton job skills to look at and where retraining works.” pike.” area contains about 64% of jobs that are at risk for He said jobs that are safe from automation automation, which works out to around 169,000 are teachers and police officers. Miller said in his out of 260,000 jobs in the region. research, he found there are about 3,000 teachers “It’s difficult to say why each metro region is in the Scranton area. the way it is,” said Miller. “One thing we do see is “Adding more teachers to the job mix would that certain kinds of job that were popular in the help to lower the ranking,” he said. past – like menial skills that don’t need a lot of Other studies have found similar results. A specific human interaction or stuff that computers report by the Brookings Institution earlier this year can do – are at risk for automation.” titled ‘Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How A June 2019 report by Oxford Economics, Machines Affect People and Places’ found men are found that robots could automate nearly 20 million at slightly more risk to have jobs that are likely to manufacturing jobs by 2030. The same study become automated, with younger people – ages estimates 260,000 manufacturing jobs have been 16-24 – at most risk. lost to automation since 2000 alone. “For businesses, building computers or develMiller used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor oping machines to become cashiers takes a certain Statistics for his research. about of money and if a rise in the minimum He said it’s not that lower paid, lower skilled jobs wage or investing in that technology is the choice, are always at risk for automation; he cited nursing investing in the technology is cheaper and more Submitted photo aides as an example. Miller said the jobs at highest efficient,” said Miller. An attentive audience at Briggs Farm Blues Festival. by Joe Sylvester

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Improving the economy by modernizing the workforce

of those potential employees are going somewhere lists five sectors that are ready for growth: health else to work. Higher education must improve its efcare and social assistance, logistics and transKing coal fueled the industrial revolution and forts to match the education and training programs portation, infrastructure and construction, utilities placed northeast Pennsylvania prominently on offered into a “broader workforce development and energy production and advance professional the map during the early part of the 20th cenpipeline” for our future workers, according to the services. Many of these jobs will require graduate tury. Breaker boys, miners and others worked in collaborative study. degrees, two- and four-year degrees, breakers, collieries and railroads throughout the A positive sign noted by the institute, certificates or specialized training. region, helping to give rise to the country’s global though, is that the number of inbound Our local institutions of higher dominance in manufacturing and new careers for commuters is growing faster than education cover all of those areas well, people in the area. the number of outbound commuters, with students completing more than A new study by the Institute for Public Policy indicating that we are making progress 13,000 degrees annually in hundreds & Economic Development highlights recent trends in modernizing our workforce to match of fields of study. Our young workers in economic competitiveness for our region. It emerging needs. are getting degrees more often, providBotzman chronicles the one-two punch workers in NEPA The study further notes that many ing an educated workforce that is ready experienced with the precipitous decline of the coal to help the five key sectors and others workers are in jobs that are becoming industry and the slowing manufacturing sector. Over grow. automated or more specifically, “automationtwo decades, the region lost 39,000 jobs in these sensitive jobs.” We used to think of robots taking One important piece of data caught my eye refields, representing $1.5 billion in wages and $6.2 peatedly. About 150,000 of our residents commute manufacturing jobs, and to some degree that trend billion in economic output, according to the study. has challenged traditional manufacturing employoutside our region to work, while about 81,000 Some of the losses, such as those in the coal ment. However, the newer trend is to automate workers travel to Northeastern Pennsylvania for mining industry, are widely recognized. Others, their employment opportunities. We are, in effect, a jobs in many of the service industries, such as food including job losses in manufacturing – our largest net exporter of 68,000 workers. Nearly one-third of preparation, transportation, sales and administraemployer – remain problematic. tive support. The Institute’s study finds that 49 our workforce is leaving the region to go to work. Optimists, like me, examine areas where the reThe expanding employment sectors are looking percent of workers in NEPA are in positions with a high risk for automation. gion is becoming stronger, if not a leader. The study for qualified workers and at the same time, many

By Thomas J. Botzman, Ph.D.

Notably, the careers that are less likely to be automated appear to match the forward picture for NEPA. Health care, education, management and social services are likely to continue to require skilled people in greater numbers. Regions with greater numbers of college-degree holders appear to have better prospects going forward. As such, private industry, public institutions and educational leaders will need to work together closely to provide an educated workforce that matches our local economy’s needs. At Misericordia University, where I serve as president, our faculty members are routinely examining the effectiveness of teaching and research, providing students with the best of classroom theory linked to hands-on practice through internships, applied research and service to others. Our healthy range of institutions of higher education linked to the private and public sectors is ready to meet and exceed the regional and national challenges of economic competitiveness for everyone. Thomas J. Botzman, Ph.D., is president of Misericordia University in Dallas, the oldest fouryear institution of higher education in Luzerne County.

Speech-language pathology grads achieve perfect pass rate on national licensure exam

The Misericordia University Speech-Language Pathology Program’s 2019 graduating class achieved a 100% pass rate on the Praxis Examination in Speech-Language Pathology, which is required for national licensure by the American SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association. The program achieved the perfect pass rate for the sixth consecutive academic year. Members of the 2019 spring graduating class and academic program, ﬁrst row from left: Katrina Giacumbo, Holmdel, N.J.; Olivia Lanza, Falls; Alexis Andriani, Cedar Run, N.J.; Karli O’Brien, Dallas; Jacqueline Moore, Sewell, N.J.: Emily Gurtizen, West Chester; Nicole Crinella, Archbald; and Rebecca Cristino, Mountainside, N.J. Second row: Kali McCornac, Bethlehem; Rachel Moon, Weatherly; Ashley Hobbs, Freehold, N.J.; Hope Spangler, Mechanicsburg; Lisa Stumpp, New Cumberland; Paige Nowacoski, Columbia Cross Roads; D’manda Price, Paterson, N.J.; Anna Chinikaylo, Shavertown; and Riley McKee, Southampton. Third row: Amberlynn Habich, Downingtown; Colby Eldridge, Maple Glen; Siobhan Ferrara, Hellertown; Jessica Pachuski, Kulpmont; Linsey Parks, Pine Beach, N.J.; Maggie O’Day, Honesdale; Kacy Carroll, Sanatoga; Danielle Spagnuolo, Wyoming; Shea Williams, Milton; Megan Yeager, Mifﬂintown; and Murphy Lynch, Northampton. Fourth row: Adina Rosenthal, clinical supervisor; Pamela Rogers, administrative specialist; Dr. Tara O’Neill, assistant professor; Jenna Mills, Sewell, N.J.; Emily DiGirolamo, Ottsville; Jason Curtis, Cape May Courthouse, N.J.; Shayne Postiglione, Washingtonville, N.Y.; Dr. Kathleen Scaler Scott, associate professor; Dr. Jessica Kisenwether, assistant professor, and Anne Zaborny, clinical supervisor. Fifth row: Tracey O’Day, clinical administrative specialist; Dr. Cari Tellis, professor; Mary Culkin, clinical supervisor; Lori Cimino, clinical director; Dr. Glen Tellis, professor and department chairperson; Ann Roman, clinical supervisor; Theresa Jacopetti, clinical supervisor; Tia Spagnuolo, adjunct professor; and Melissa Alunni, clinical supervisor.

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University receives elite ranking Misericordia University was ranked No. 17 on the list of Best Regional Universities — North and No. 245 on the list of Best Colleges and Universities in the country in a new ranking by College Consensus that combines the latest results from established “best college” ranking systems and student reviews posted online. The 2019 rankings also list Misericordia as No. 22 on the list of Best Colleges and Universities in Pennsylvania and 31st out of 131 on the list of Best Catholic Colleges and Universities in the country. College Consensus has also ranked Misericordia University No. 18 in a list of the top 25 colleges and universities that provide online education. The university offers 14 undergraduate programs online and seven graduate degree programs.

Executive program seeks applicants Applications for Leadership Lackawanna’s five-week Executive Program are now available. The program deeply engages high-level professionals in the Greater Scranton region, broadens their social network, and increases their overall knowledge of the community while meeting key business and community leaders. Participants receive an overview of the county’s history and culture, economic and political structures, community events, civic groups, recreational activities and nonprofit organizations. Sessions are held one evening per week for five consecutive weeks at various locations and include cocktails and dinner. Leadership Lackawanna’s Executive Program accepts applications from public- and private-sector administrators and professionals in an executive-level position who live or work in Lackawanna County. Candidates must have extensive industry experience that demonstrates a steady career progression. To apply for this year’s program, visit

leadershiplackawanna.com. College program recognized Lackawanna College’s Occupational Therapy Assistant associate degree program has been granted a status of accreditation for seven years by the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association. Lackawanna College has 18 students enrolled in the program with four students who are currently completing fieldwork assignments, which are the final portion of the OTA program. Each fieldwork experience is eight weeks long and is completed in two different practice settings, which helps prepare students to enter the profession as entry-level practitioners. The OTA program is enrolling now through the application deadline, which is Jan. 29. Enrollment in the OTA program is limited to 20 students each year. Misericordia makes best colleges list Misericordia University was named to Money Magazine’s 2019-20 Best Colleges list, the second-highest ranked college or university in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, based on quality and affordability. The university was also recently recognized as one of the top colleges and universities in the northeastern United States, according to The Princeton Review, a nationally known education services company. Misericordia earned a Money magazine ranking of 397 out of the 744 institutions on the 2019-20 Best Schools list, climbing 86 places on the list since 2015. The factors that earned the university recognition include an estimated price for 2019-20 of $49,600 without aid and of $27,700 with average aid; 100 percent of students with need receiving financial aid; the university’s 79 percent acceptance rate; average tests scores of 1020 for

SAT and 24 for ACT, and the average annual salary for graduates of $45,500 within three years of graduation — a figure that increased from $40,600 in 2015. Fidelity Bank receives ranking For the second year in a row, Forbes Magazine has rated Fidelity Bank one of the top three banks in Pennsylvania and one of the Best In-State Banks in 2019. In collaboration with the analytics firm Statista, more than 25,500 study participants were asked to rate banks in Pennsylvania on various criteria including customers satisfaction, level of trust, quality of digital services and other factors. Only the top 2.8% of all U.S. banks made the ranking. Program expanded at city hospitals MDsave and Commonwealth Health’s Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton are working together to help local residents without insurance or with high deductible health plans save money and better manage their health care imaging needs. Through MDsave, patients at both Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton can save up to 60 percent on some procedures, including MRIs, X-rays and CT scans, through transparent pricing, educational resources and simple appointment booking. In addition to the Scranton hospitals, Commonwealth Health offers MDsave at Berwick Hospital Center and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Firm to participate in world trade fair Golden Technologies was a first-time exhibitor at the world’s leading international trade fair for rehabilitation, prevention, inclusion and care. REHACARE 2019 was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from Sept. 18-21, featuring the latest technologies and products in the Home Medical Equipment industry. Shachar Hillel, Golden’s vice president of international

business development, leads the company’s involvement at REHACARE. University makes magazine’s list The University of Scranton ranked among the nation’s best values for a college education based on educational quality, affordability and alumni success, according to a 2019 ranking by Money magazine published in August. Money ranked Scranton at No. 296 among its selection of the 744 “best performing colleges” in America. Money based its ranking on its analysis of 26 data factors. The factors Money analyzed to determine a college’s “academic quality” included the six-year graduation rate, the standardized test scores of incoming freshmen, the student-faculty ratio and the graduation rate of Pell Grant recipients, among other factors. The analysis also included “value” assessments that looked at a school’s predicted graduation rates based on the academic and economic profile of its student body versus its actual graduation rates. Health system recognized Geisinger announced its designation as a Radiology Center of Excellence by Covera Health — a leading clinical analytics company that cultivates high-performance provider networks. With this designation, Geisinger joins Covera Health’s nationwide Centers of Excellence program, which integrates with self-funded insurers’ existing health networks to seamlessly connect community members to local radiology providers who have proven to deliver the most accurate diagnoses. Geisinger is also a member of Covera Health’s Quality Care Collaborative, a partnership program supporting clinical analytics and research to advance the measurement and delivery of high-quality care. Radiology providers in the QCC receive practical, actionable feedback that can be used to improve their practices. University receives national ranking Misericordia University achieved a Top 10 national ranking in the Chronicle of Higher Education for having one of the best four-year graduation rates among “primarily residential,” four-year private nonprofit institutions of higher education. Misericordia placed ninth in the nation with a 71.2% graduation rate, with Johns Hopkins University topping the list with an 87.1% graduation rate, followed by Cornell and Northwestern universities at 85.5% and 84.3%. The University of San Diego completed the Top 10 listing with a 69.5% four-year graduation rate. Nursing home recognized The Jewish Home of Eastern Pa. and Elan Gardens are dedicated to providing high-quality dementia care. The Jewish Home was recognized as a Cognitive Center of Excellence for implementing the BCAT Approach. The BCAT Approach was adopted as a best practice because of its evidence-based assessment. These approaches and interventions provide a person-centered approach to dementia care. The BCAT Approach is a test system with five assessment tools to accurately assess cognitive function and mood. These tools produce a report to help the care team establish goals and interventions that are appropriate for each cognitive level and provide personalized care. Hospital receives accreditation Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Heart Attack Receiving Center Accreditation. The accreditation program — provided by the American Heart Please see Briefs, Page 21

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FROM PAGE 20 Association — recognizes centers that meet or exceed quality-of-care measures for people experiencing the most severe type of heart attack, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, in which blood flow is completely blocked to a portion of the heart. The accreditation identifies health care facilities that meet specific criteria for lifesaving heart attack treatments that restore blood flow.

Financial advisor earns designation Martin Genello, AIF, financial advisor in Janney Montgomery Scott’s Scranton Office, has earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary designation. The certification signifies specialized knowledge of fiduciary responsibility and is the culmination of intense coursework and exams focusing on the ability to implement portfolio strategies that meet a defined standard of care. Only those financial planners who demonstrate the requisite experience, education and ethical standards are awarded the AIF designation. Genello is a member of the Wilson Wealth Advisory of Janney Montgomery Scott team. Misericordia receives ranking The university achieved a Top 10 national ranking in the Chronicle of Higher Education for having one of the best four-year graduation rates among “primarily residential,” four-year private nonprofit institutions of higher education. Misericordia placed ninth in the nation with a 71.2% graduation rate, with Johns Hopkins University topping the list with an 87.1% graduation rate, followed by Cor-

nell and Northwestern universities at 85.5% and 84.3%. The University of San Diego completed the Top 10 listing with a 69.5% four-year graduation rate. Overall, the university’s bachelor’s degree-seeking cohort from 2017 placed among the best in the nation in completing their degrees, with the closest regional college placing 68th overall. The publication utilized data from 2017 because it is the latest available information for graduation rates. U of S ranked among top colleges For the second time in a week, the University of Scranton was nationally recognized as a “best value” in higher education. Forbes ranked the University No. 251 among “America’s Top Colleges” for value in the 2019 listing of just 650 schools, which published on Aug. 15. This is the 12th consecutive year that Forbes has included Scranton in its national ranking. Just three days earlier, Money magazine ranked Scranton at No. 296 among its selection of the 744 “best performing colleges” in America. Only 40 colleges in Pennsylvania were included in Forbes’ list of “America’s Top Colleges.” Scranton and King’s College were the only two colleges in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Northeast to be listed. NPS Northeast awards announced The 2019 National Park Service Northeast Region’s George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service were recently announced, with Steamtown National Historic Site volunteer Walter Elvidge receiving the award in the enduring service category, while the

site’s education team volunteers received honorable mention in the group category. The NPS Northeast Region is composed of 83 parks from Maine to Virginia. The award, named in honor of former NPS director George B. Hartzog Jr. and his wife, Helen, recognizes the exemplary contributions of volunteers, volunteer managers, and volunteer programming and activities. Lackawanna College OKs extension The college and its full-time faculty, represented by the Pa. State Education Association, agreed to an early threeyear extension of their collective bargaining agreement, now set to run through June 30, 2023. It had been set to expire next year. The extended contract makes improvements in a number of areas, including wage increases over the next three years with potential for more in the final year. It also restructures health care cost sharing. Cable company, university team up Comcast announced that it would be bringing its Xfinity On Campus service to Misericordia University, allowing students to watch live TV, On Demand and recorded content on their IP-enabled devices, including laptops, tablets and smartphones. The service is included with room and board for students living in on-campus housing. Xfinity On Campus offers more than 100 live channels including every major broadcast network, as well as AMC, Bravo, ESPN, FX and MTV through Comcast’s Xfinity Stream app and portal. The service also includes access to thousands of current season TV shows and hit movies via Xfinity On Demand. While off campus, students can use the Xfinity Stream app to login and access TV Every-

where programming that’s part of their subscription.

U of S ranks among best The University of Scranton ranked No. 18 among the “Best Catholic Colleges in America” in a 2020 Niche. com list published recently online. Niche.com also placed Scranton No. 223 among the “Best Colleges in America” in its ranking of 1,626 four-year colleges. Niche.com ranked Scranton in the top 10% of schools in the country in a number of other national rankings, including: “Best Colleges with No Application Fee in America” (No. 35); “Best College Food in America” (No. 69); “Best College Dorms in America” (No. 74); “Best College Campuses in America” (No. 142); and “Best Value Colleges in America” (No. 144). Wilkes earns national rank Wilkes University is among the nation’s top colleges and universities included in Washington Monthly’s annual rankings of higher education institutions and what they are doing for the country. The university is ranked 133rd in the national universities category, which recognizes institutions that award a signiﬁcant number of doctoral degrees. In this category, it is the highest ranked institution in the region and ranked higher than Pennsylvania institutions that include the University of Pittsburgh, Drexel University and Duquesne University.

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PLANNER Tenth annual Luzerne-Lackawa- Topics to be addressed include “Optimum vides a solid foundation in basics of criminal nna counties justice, including law enforcement, criminal Number of Homework Problems,” “When Mathematics Symposium law and the courts, corrections and criminolGender Equality Meets Simpson’s Paradox,’’ ogy. Marywood’s master’s degree program “Probability Modeling of HIV Viral Blips,” features nine scholars in criminal justice combines criminal justice and “Mathematics in Classical and Modern The Department of Mathematcontent with the management skills used by Cryptography.’’ ics at Misericordia University is agency administrators. hosting the 10th annual Luzerne For more information about the department For additional information, call Hannarae of mathematics at Misericordia University, and Lackawanna Counties Lee, Ph.D., director of criminal justice, at call 570-674-6400 or visit misericordia.edu/ Mathematics Symposium on 570-348-6211, ext. 2617, or email hnrlee@ mathematics. Saturday, Oct. 5 from 8:30 a.m. Durkin Broghamer marywood.edu. to 2:30 p.m. in the Catherine Marywood University to hold criminal Evans McGowan Room of the Misericordia University to host “Ethical Issues in justice talks Mary Kintz Bevevino Library. Eldercare” symposium Marywood University’s social sciences deThe symposium is open, free to the The Ethics Institute of Northeastern Pennsylvapartment will host Pennsylvania public. Due to limited seating, registration is nia in collaboration with the Center for Human State Trooper Casey Lewis, who required. To reserve your seat, contact Rita Dignity in Bioethics, Health and the Holocaust at will give talks to criminal justice Molino, College of Arts and Sciences, MiseriMisericordia University will host the symposium students and interested commucordia University, at rmolino@misericordia. “Ethical Issues in Eldercare,” on Wednesday, nity members on Tuesday, Oct. edu or 570-674-8184. Oct. 16. The full-day program is designed for 8. Sessions will take place from A light lunch will be available for attendees. health care staff, university students and family 10-11:30 a.m. and from 1-2:30 Coordinated by Misericordia University members involved with elder care to increase p.m. in the Liberal Arts Center, Associate Professor Steven Tedford, Ph.D., their knowledge of signiﬁcant ethical issues that Room 117. Additionally, an chair of the Department of Mathematics, they, their families and clients face in the proviinformation table will be available the symposium features scholars and Yanoshak sion of elder care services. in the Learning Commons from mathematics majors from local colleges and Blessner The symposium will include the dramatic pro11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., for those universities offering 20-minute presentations gram, “The Art of Dying,” by Bridget Durkin, M.D., unable to attend the class sessions. on topics on both research and teaching. and presentations by Dr. Robert Yanoshak, D.O., The three sessions are free. The presenters include Daniel of the Geisinger Health System, and Sister Patricia Marywood University has a strong tradition Blessner, M.S., Penn State/WilTalone, RSM, Ph.D., a nationally recognized expert kes-Barre; Michael Floren, Ph.D., of incorporating industry professionals and on the ethics of long-term care. The schedule will their experience into student curriculum. Misericordia University; Joseph conclude with a panel discussion involving all of Guest lecturers, speciﬁcally practicing Broghamer, M.S., Misericordia the presenters. The program is being held in industry professionals, frequently teach and University; Ronald Pryor, M.S., recognition of World Bioethics Day, celebrated share experiences with undergraduates and and students Megan Osborne, internationally on Oct. 19. postgraduates. University of Scranton; Meagan The symposium is from 8:15 a.m. to 3:30 Scheider, University of Scranton; The only university in the region that offers p.m. in the Rivers Room of Mercy Center in both undergraduate and graduate degrees Charles Kulick, University of Dallas. Registration is $50 and includes matein criminal justice, Marywood University’s Scranton; and Lindsay Kane, Talone Floren rials, professional CEU’s in nursing and social undergraduate criminal justice program proMisericordia University.

work, and lunch. The fee is $25 for attending the symposium without CEUs. It is open free for college students. Registration and payment are required on or before Wednesday, Oct. 9. Talone is a Sister of Mercy of the Americas, the former vice president for mission at the Catholic Health Association of America Kulik and ethicist for Unity Health, St. Louis, Missouri. She is recognized nationally for her expertise in the ethics of eldercare services and as a moral theologian, health care ethicist and consultant for ethical issues in end-of-life decisions. Yanoshak is well-known in the northeast Pennsylvania regional health care community as a board-certiﬁed hospitalist specializing in family medicine and subspecializing in hospice/palliative medicine. He earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency at Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center. Yanoshak is certiﬁed by the American Board of Family Medicine in family medicine, geriatric medicine and palliative medicine. Durkin is a former resident of West Pittston, and is a resident physician in internal and primary care medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She has a master’s degree in bioethics from the University of Pennsylvania, and a bachelor’s degree in classics/theater from Princeton University. For further details, questions and to register, contact Dr. Calderone at jcaldero@misericordia.edu or 570-674-6209. For additional information, visit Kane misericordia.edu/ethics.

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Wells Fargo contributed $15,000 to The University of Scranton’s University of Success, a multi-year, pre-college program for high school students. From left: Oiram Santos, community bank district manager, Wells Fargo; Jannette Moran, program manager, Wells Fargo At Work; Meg Hambrose, director of corporate and foundation relations, The University of Scranton; Frank Subasic, Regional Brokerage Manager, Wells Fargo Advisors; Debra Pellegrino, Ed.D., dean of the Panuska College of Professional Studies, The University of Scranton; Maria Vital, Ph.D., operations manager at the Leahy Community Health and Family Center; and Michael Pany, community relations senior consultant, Wells Fargo.

PERSONNEL FILE ALLIED SERVICES INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM

Jim Brogna was named vice president for strategic partnership development. Brogna has served as vice president for corporate advancement and communication since 2015. The new role was created in response to the need for advanced leadership in the rapidly changing health care market. Brogna will work with senior management to BROGNA strengthen medical and business partnerships that support the nonproﬁt health system’s mission. During his more than 20-year career, Brogna has earned responsibilities in marketing, fundraising, physician relations and management of the dePaul School for Children with Dyslexia.

CLASSIC PROPERTIES

Two people joined the real estate ﬁrm. John Kirrane was raised on Long Island, N.Y., and relocated to Pennsylvania in 2014. He KIRRANE holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s in education administration from Fordham University in New York. Kirrane has a diverse background of leadership in teaching, administration, publishing, restaurant management and photography. He chose to join the company because of its reputation and having experienced it as a buyer. Katrina Mackey is a lifelong resident of Northeast Pennsylvania — raised in Taylor and a current resident of West Scranton. She attended LackaMACKEY wanna College and Penn State University and holds an associate degree in business administration. She received her real estate training online through the CE Shop. She said she joined the ﬁrm to become a trusted real estate adviser for her clients.

CLAVERACK RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

The cooperative’s members elected one new director and returned two incumbents to the board of directors at the 2019 annual meeting, held July 9 at the Elk Lake School District campus in Springville. Anthony J. “Tony” Ventello of Towanda was elected to a three-year term representing Zone 9 on the cooperative board. Ventello, executive director of the Progress Authority of Bradford and Susquehanna counties, defeated Frank Bertrand of Towanda in a two-way race for the board seat. Incumbent Directors Charles R. Bullock of Meshoppen and Charles R. McNamara of Friendsville were unanimously re-elected to represent Zones 7 and 8, respectively. Claverack seats three of its VENTELLO

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nine board positions annually. Directors are elected to threeyear terms. Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, with headquarters in Wysox, provides electricity to more than 16,000 members in Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Tioga, Lycoming, Sullivan, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

COMMONWEALTH HEALTH

Leah Habersham, M.D., obstetrician and gynecologist, has joined the Physician Network and is a medical staff member of Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Habersham is 2012 graduate from the Saba University School MCNAMARA of Medicine, Netherlands-Antilles. She completed an obstetrics/ gynecology residency as chief resident at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York. She comes to WilkesBarre from St. Francis Hospital, Maryville, Missouri, where she formerly practiced as an attending physician in the department of obstetrics and gynecology since 2016.

EYEWITNESS NEWS

WBRE-TV, WYOU-TV, Eyewitness News and Pahomepage. HABERSHAM com announced Keith St. Peter has been named news director for their award-winning broadcast and digital platforms. St. Peter will report to Stephen Daniloff, vice president and general manager of WBRE-TV. St. Peter most recently served as managing editor at WHIO-TV in Dayton, Ohio, the No. 1-rated CBS station in the country. Before that, he was the executive producer for both the morning and evening newscasts at WFOX-TV and WJAX-TV in Jacksonville, Florida. His experience in leading and coordinating local news and severe weather coverage on television, digital, radio and print platforms has won him numerous awards, including a Regional Edward R. Murrow, an Ohio AP award and Regional Emmy.

FOLEY, COMERFORD & CUMMINS

Daniel E. Cummins of the Scranton law ﬁrm recently presented a Civil Litigation Update CLE at the Pennsylvania Defense Institute’s annual meeting at the Bedford Springs Resort. The institute is a group of hundreds of insurance professionals and attorneys from all around Pennsylvania. Cummins provided the attendees with an update on important decisions and legal trends in Pennsylvania over the past year. Cummins, who has handled automobile accident cases for more than 20 years, also recently published an article in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly on safety tips for driving titled “Driving Tips From Someone Who Has Seen it All.”

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CUMMINS

Heart-rhythm specialist Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, M.D.,

was presented the Innovator of the Year award by the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce during the recent EPIC Awards ceremony at Wyoming Seminary’s Kirby Center for the Creative Arts. A Geisinger provider since 2005, he served as the region’s ﬁrst fellowship-trained cardiac electrophysiology specialist and has positively affected thousands of lives with his clinical skills and compassionate care, Geisinger said. Vijayaraman is the director VIJAYARAMAN of cardiac electrophysiology for Geisinger Northeast and the Geisinger Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program.

GEISINGER COMMONWEALTH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Joe Evanick, director of instructional design and distance learning at the School of Graduate Education, recently delivered a presentation at “OLC Innovate 2019,” a conference for online learning professionals that provided networking and opportunities to learn about the latest advances and challenges in online higher education. “Innovating in Medical Education Through Microlearning,” described GCSOM’s application of microlearning techniques in online courses. Microlearning is a way of teaching and delivering content to learners in small, very specific bursts in a digital environment, allowing learners to control what and when they learn. The medical school also announced three appointments in medical education, nurse education and library services. William Jeffries, Ph.D., was named vice dean for medical education and vice president for academic affairs. He is responsible for overseeing medical EVANICK education at the medical school, including curriculum renewal, assessment of student outcomes and enhancing the alignment of medical school learning with the skills and competencies outlined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. He will also oversee medical student recruitment and admissions. He served since 2009 as senior associate dean for medical education at the University of Vermont, responsible for its offices of curriculum, academic affairs, student affairs and admissions. Rebecca Stoudt, DNP, Ph.D., CRNA, has been named associate dean for nursing student education effective June 9. Working closely with Geisinger nursing leadership, Stoudt will be responsible for the coordination, oversight and management of the experiences within the Geisinger system of Geisinger nursing students, as well as undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in degree programs at other educational institutions. Stoudt continues to serve as director of CRNA services. Amy Allison, MPH, will assume the role of associate dean and library director in September. In that position, she will create, in concert with Geisinger administration and library staff, one health sciences library system that will serve all Geisinger facilities, including all hospitals and the School of Medicine. She will report to the chief academic officer. Allison has worked for 11 years at Emory University’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library, first as a clinical informationist, then as head of Clinical Informationist Ser-

vices and ﬁnally as associate director of the entire library, where she oversaw all public service points for Woodruff.

HEALTHCARE4ALLPA

Noah Levinson has been named executive director. He is dedicated to the ﬁght for single-payer health care and Medicare For All in Pa. Levinson, born and raised near Scranton, started his career in media and technology. He published a thesis on internet culture and memes at the University of Pittsburgh before advising global organizations on digital inﬂuence, communications and rapid response.

HONESDALE NATIONAL BANK

Laurie Harrington was recently promoted to assistant vice president, commercial loan officer. Harrington began her career at the bank in 2004 as a teller and was promoted to customer service representative and then administrative assistant, transferring to the loan department in 2005. She received experience as a portfolio loan processor, management trainee, loan review officer, loan officer and mortgage HARRINGTON adviser before her promotion. She will be responsible for developing and managing commercial loan relationships, collecting and analyzing financial information, and negotiating terms for small-business and other commercial loan applicants.

KEN POLLOCK ENTERPRISES

Gary Peters was named executive vice president of the Automotive Sector, where he will oversee all of the auto group’s operations. Peters has been a member of the company since 2005 and has advanced progressively through various managerial positions, including his success as the general manager of Ken Pollock Nissan, Wilkes-Barre. In 2009, Ken Pollock Nissan was one of two dealers to receive the prestigious Nissan Sales and Service Way Award, and is consistently an acclaimed Award of Excellence and top-performing PETERS store in the Nissan Region. With more than 20 years of automotive experience, he has played a key role in the expansion of the auto group and will be critical for its future development and growth, the company said.

KEYSTONE COLLEGE

LANGAN

Frances Langan, Ed.D., was named vice president for institutional advancement and strategic initiatives. Langan has been a faculty member since 1985 and has been afﬁliated with the college since 1980. She has served as the chair of the Division of Social Sciences, the Division of Education and most recently, as dean of the School of Professional Studies.

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PERSONNEL FILE FROM PAGE 23 Knowledgeable about local, state and national funding opportunities, Langan is also experienced in cultivating private foundation opportunities speciﬁcally targeting program innovation. She is a member of numerous local, state and national boards and commissions.

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE

Timur Maskayev of WilkesBarre has transitioned from adjunct to full-time faculty. Maskayev served as an adjunct instructor since 2018 in U.S. history and effective speaking at the college. He received a Master of Arts degree in media studies and production, along with a teaching KANIA in higher education certiﬁcate from Temple University in 2015. Maskayev also holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and mass communications and media from King’s College (2007). Tod Kania of Mountain Top has been announced as an IT application support specialist. Kania previously worked as a computer technician at Computer Care Solutions. He received his Bachelor of Science in information technology from Pennsylvania State University.

MATERNAL AND FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES

Shannon Hayward has been promoted to vice president of service delivery operations of the health system. In this position, she will oversee the WIC and Nurse Family Partnership programs, where she will focus on program evaluation, service integration and growth strategies HAYWARD for programing. Hayward brings more than 15 years of experience across marketing, program management and strategic leadership. She most recently served as director of the WIC program. Hayward is a graduate of LaSalle University, as well as the ﬁrst cohort of the Nonproﬁt Leadership Program at the University of Scranton. Erica Bozentka has recently been promoted to senior manager of the WIC Nutrition Program. In this role, she will oversee WIC BOZENTKA service delivery in over 30 locations in 16 counties, as well as the operation of the health system’s call center. Her focus will be on supporting the operations of the WIC program, with a focused commitment on providing a high quality of care for participants in the program. A 17-year employee, she has held roles including WIC nutritionist, senior operations manager, and most recently, regional manager of the WIC Nutrition Program. Erica received a degree in applied nutrition from Penn State University.

CONNELL

NBT BANK

Tony Connell has joined the

as the vice president/general manager for WBRE-WYOU-TV, with more than 25 years of broadcast experience in local and national sales management, new business development and strategic planning across multiple media platforms. He is a current member of the WilkesBarre and Scranton Chambers of DANILOFF Commerce. Cynthia DeFebo, a resident of Shohola, is the director of the Pike County Workforce Development Agency in Shohola. PCWDA is part of a four-county consortium, Pocono Counties Workforce Development Area and is overseen by the Pike County commissioners and the Pocono Counties Workforce Development Board. She started as a career counselor more than 20 years ago. In August 1999, the Pike County commissioners appointed DeFebo as director. She also worked for Alpha Publishing Inc., where she helped to develop educational kits and books for preschool-age children and served as operations manager. Vincent A. Galko is senior GALKO vice president for Mercury. He has more than 20 years of experience working on national, state and local campaigns and issues. Galko also served as regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Education under President George W. Bush. NEPA ALLIANCE He is a former commissioner on the Pennsylvania The organization announced Real Estate Commission. He is a member of Scranton the election of new members of Preparatory School’s board of the board of directors for fiscal trustees. He has served as a year 2019-20. part-time faculty member at the Carl R. Beardsley Jr., a resident University of Pennsylvania’s Fels of Jefferson Twp., serves as the Institute of Government. Galko executive director of the Wilkeswas also a public member on Barre/Scranton International the Pennsylvania State Board of Airport and has extensive seniorNursing. BEARDSLEY level commercial service airport Arthur Keith, a resident of management experience with a East Stroudsburg, is an awardthorough understanding of operawinning hospitality executive tions in the northeastern portion of the United States. KEITH with more than 30 years of He is involved with the American Association of Airport experience in the strategic planExecutives, where he serves on the Northeast Chapter’s ning and execution of operational initiatives and sales and board of directors. He has also been involved in the New marketing campaigns that drive customer satisfaction York Aviation Management Association, Aviation Council of and revenue while building employee engagement. He Pennsylvania, Airport Councils International and a member of serves as the general manager at Kalahari Resorts in the the Governor’s Aviation Advisory Committee. Poconos. Ida L. Castro, a resident of He holds a Bachelor of Scranton, serves as founding Science in hotel and restaurant executive of the Geisinger Commanagement from Cornell monwealth School of Medicine University. He is also a leadership in Scranton, where she serves coach with certification from the as vice president for community International Coaching Federaengagement and chief diversity tion Coach University. officer. She also heads the Center Marlyn Kissner, a resident of of Excellence, supported by a Franklin Twp., leads the strategic $3.4 million grant funded by positioning and partnership HRSA, U.S. Department of Health KISSNER efforts for the Greater Lehigh and Human Services. CASTRO Valley Chamber of Commerce Castro currently serves on to ensure local chamber the Scranton Area Foundation empowerment, member retention and growth, leadership board and chairs its scholarship committee. She is a development and succession planning. She oversees the co-founder of Women in Philanthropy. She also serves chamber’s Northern Region and serves as the executive on the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce and director of the Carbon Chamber and Economic DevelopLeadership Wilkes-Barre boards. ment Corp. She also serves as the executive director for Stephen Daniloff, a resident of Wilkes-Barre, serves bank as branch manager for the Wilkes-Barre Boulevard Office. Connell has 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Most recently, he was a branch manager with Citizens Bank. Connell graduated from GAR Memorial High School. Branch managers Laura Rowe and Laura Schultz have ROWE been promoted to assistant vice presidents. Rowe has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. She joined the bank in 2016 as the branch manager for the Hamlin Corners Office. She formerly worked with Provident Bank and PNC Bank. Rowe successfully completed the Management Development and Training Program at SCHULTZ Mercer Community College and holds continuing education certificates from the American Bankers Association. Schultz has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. She joined the bank in 1988 and gained experience in loan operations and mortgage origination before joining the branch banking team. Since 2000, she has managed the bank’s Milford Office. Schultz has earned several certificates from the American Bankers Association.

the Pocono Chamber. Kissner serves as a board member of the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau and the Lehigh Carbon Community College Career Development Advisory Committee. Theodore B. Wampole Jr., of Wilkes-Barre, serves as executive director of the Luzerne County WAMPOLE Convention & Visitors Bureau. He previously was employed by the city of Wilkes-Barre and Liberty Mutual Insurance Group. He has served as chairman for the city of WilkesBarre Fire Department Civil Service Commission for more than 10 years and also served as vice chairman for the Wilkes-Barre Redevelopment Authority and Diamond City Partnership. His other past afﬁliations include the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association, Riverfront Parks Committee, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton BPO Elks Lodge 109 and the American Heart Association.

NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES

Thomas Vargas, Royersford, was recently hired with the huVARGAS man resource department at the West Chester location. A graduate of Valley View High School, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in human resource management from Cabrini College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is currently working to attain a second master’s degree in business law from Nova Southeastern.

PIKE COUNTY

County District Attorney Raymond J. Tonkin was elected president of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association. Tonkin was first elected district attorney 11 years ago after serving eight years as an assistant district attorney in the office. He gained national attention when he prosecuted Eric Frein, who was convicted of killing Pennsylvania State Trooper Cpl. Bryon Dickson and wounding state Trooper Alex Douglass at the Pennsylvania State Police Barracks in Blooming Grove. Tonkin currently serves on the State Victim Services Advisory Committee, a position he has held through the appointment of two governors. Before becoming a prosecutor, Tonkin was a local police officer for seven years.

SWEET, STEVENS, KATZ & WILLIAMS

Managing partner attorney John G. Audi was a featured presenter at the 2019 School AUDI Board Secretaries Conference on July 31 at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions. This annual conference is designed to provide the latest policy and legal updates, extend networking opportunities and help attendees refresh skills in preparation for the back-toschool season.

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FROM PAGE 25 Audi brings more than 30 years of experience in public sector labor and employment law. He served for nine years as in-house regional counsel for the Pennsylvania State Education Association and for 11 years as an administrative law judge for the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON

Eleven university faculty members were honored recently with Provost Faculty Enhancement awards for excellence in teaching, scholarship or service. The Office of the Provost and the Provost Advisory Group selected the recipients from a pool of candidates nominated by academic deans and department chairs. Michael Allison, Ph.D., received the Excellence in Integrating Mission and Justice into the Curriculum Award. The award honors a faculty member whose special efforts ensure that students have a keen understanding and appreciation of the realities of the world, including BOYLE pressing justice issues in a local, national and global context. Allison, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, joined the faculty at Scranton in 2006. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University and his master’s degree and doctorate from Florida State University. Douglas Boyle, D.B.A., received the Faculty Senate Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, which recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates dedication to teaching FARRELL graduate students in a manner that creates an encouraging and intellectually stimulating environment that promotes critical thinking and learning. Boyle, associate professor and chair of the accounting department, joined the faculty at the university in 2009. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Scranton, his master’s degree from Columbia University and his Doctor of Business Administration from Kennesaw State GRETTANO University. Marian Farrell, Ph.D., received the Excellence for University Service and Leadership Award, which recognizes faculty members who have contributed service to the

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university community, particularly those who demonstrate academic leadership by effectively mentoring their junior colleagues. Farrell, professor of nursing, joined the faculty at Scranton in 1990. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s KENNEDY degrees from College Misericordia, a second master’s degree from Syracuse University and her doctorate from Adelphia University. Teresa Grettano, Ph.D., received the Excellence in Advancing Interdisciplinary Study Award, which recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates noteworthy academic leadership in promoting and strengthening cross-disciplinary or interdepartmental teaching MORGAN and learning endeavors. Grettano, associate professor of English and theater, joined the faculty at Scranton in 2009. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of South Alabama and her doctorate from Illinois State University. Christie Pugh Karpiak, Ph.D., received the Excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, presented to faculty members who enhance student learning. PINCHES Karpiak, professor and chair of the Department of Psychology, joined the faculty at Scranton in 2001. She earned her bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from the University of Utah. Lawrence W. Kennedy, Ph.D., and Yibai Li, Ph.D., received the Excellence in Scholarly Publication Award, presented to faculty members who have attained distinction in scholarship or creative activity. Kennedy, professor of history, joined ZANZANA the faculty at Scranton in 1992. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Boston College. Li, associate professor of operations and information management, joined the faculty at Scranton in 2013. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Jilin University, his master’s degree from Oklahoma State University and his doctorate from Washington State University. Oliver Morgan, Ph.D., TABATABAIE

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received the Excellence in Adapting Classic Principles of Jesuit Pedagogy into the Curriculum: Magis Award. Morgan, professor of counseling and human services, joined the faculty at Scranton in 1990. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Fordham RITTENHOUSE University, his master’s degree from Hahnemann Medical University, his Master of Divinity degree from Weston School of Theology, and his doctorate from Boston University.\ Charles Pinches, Ph.D., received the Excellence in Advancing Global Learning Award, presented to faculty members who integrate international issues and perspectives into the curriculum. Pinches, professor of theology/ religious studies, joined the faculty at Scranton in 1990. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College and his master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. El-Habib Zanzana, Ph.D., received the Excellence in Integrating Diversity in Learning Award, which recognizes a faculty member whose efforts to integrate diversity in the curriculum have enriched the students’ learning experiences. Zanzana, associate professor of world languages and cultures, joined the faculty at Scranton in 1995. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Indiana University. In addition, Jahan Tabatabaie, adjunct professor in the economics and finance department, was honored with the Part-Time Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Tabatabai earned his bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and his master’s degree from Columbia University.

VICTIMS RESOURCE CENTER

Eryka Vargas, Carbondale, accepted a salaried opportunity at the resource center in Wilkes-Barre, and will be a prevention education specialist. A graduate of Valley View High School, she also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from East Stroudsburg University.

WAYNE MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS

Board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist Eric Rittenhouse, M.D., FACOG, has joined the staff of the Women’s Health Center. Rittenhouse treats women across their lifespan, from the teen years to maternity care to the postmenopausal phase. He has spent the majority of his career in private practice at Lehigh Valley Women’s Medical Specialties. Additionally, he served as medical director of Sacred Heart Hospital’s OB/GYN Clinic, as well as chairman for the department of OB/GYN at Sacred Heart Hospital. He was also the section chief of obstetrics at St. Luke’s Hospital in Allentown for three years.

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Columbia County

John J Grabusky. Property Location: Bloomsburg. Seller: T&S Realty LLC. Amount: $308,000. First Columbia bank & trust Co. Property Location: Bloomsburg. Seller: Nikitas Giannahouros World Enosis Inc. Amount: $37,820.33 (f-m-v) $424,206.72. Gerald S and Kelly Frey. Property Location: Fishingcreek Twp. Seller: Sycamore Asset Management LP. Amount: $1( f-m-v) $285,504.40. 38 West third Street Realty llC. Property Location: Bloomsburg. Seller: P. Jeffrey and Susan M. Hill. Amount: $310,000. lakeview loan Servicing llC. Property Location: Scott Twp. Seller: Marilyn R. Miller. Amount: $2,539.29 (f-m-v) $230,259.33. michael W and Kristen Fischer. Property Location: Hemlock Twp. Seller: John J. and Kannon S. Lutsky. Amount: $335,000. Jeffrey and Kayla may Jr. Property Location: Scott Twp. Seller: Gordon E. and Arlene A. Robinson. Amount: $360,000. Candace m Klingerman and Steven S Kress. Property Location: Mt. Pleasant Twp. Seller: Mark S. and Nicole L. Williams. Amount: $350,000. Gaudalupe and mario H Contrares. Property Location: Bloomsburg. Seller: Clair C. and Bonita K. Hock Jr. Amount: $445,000. Sean m and taryn K Stabler. Property Location: North Centre Twp. Seller: Stephen J. and Jennifer L. Barilar. Amount: $400,000. lacey Sue Floyd. Property Location: Benton. Seller: David Charles and Sandra L. Floyd. Amount: $505,000. Richard J and Pamela m ott. Property Location: Sugarloaf Twp. Seller: David K. and Kim Huntington. Amount: $535,000. Fisher Condo llC. Property Location: Greenwood Twp. Seller: Clear General LLC. Amount: $527,500.

laCKaWanna County

Douglas m Roskos. Property Location: Clifton Twp. Seller: Eric T Ebberhardt. Amount: $334,350. michael J Doran. Property Location: Dalton. Seller: Thomas J Hashem Jr. Amount: $335,000. SRG 272 main Street llC. Property Location: Dickson City. Seller: 256 Main Street LLC. Amount: $330,000. James Farrell. Property Location: Fell Twp. Seller: Helen Rydzik Est. Amount: $275,000. John m Carr. Property Location: Glenburn Twp. Seller: Charles Moffat Est. Amount: $325,000. Douglas Clark. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Seller: Shane Langan. Amount: $277,500. John R mcQuire. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Seller: Frank P McGuire. Amount: $287,500. Joseph J brogenski. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Seller: William M Petruska. Amount: $263,000. margaret Guzzetta. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Seller: Outlook Design & Construction Inc. Amount: $349,900. Janeine D michalowski. Property Location: Jessup. Seller: John Corbin. Amount: $264,000. Corinne Ross VanFleet. Property Location: LaPlume. Seller: Brendan VanFleet. Amount: $271,760. thomas J Williams. Property Location: Moosic. Seller: SLPS Realty LLP. Amount: $284,000. Rajen V Patel. Property Location: Moosic. Seller: Kenneth Powell. Amount: $307,816. markoz Realty inc. Property Location: Moscow. Seller; Frank W Hubbard. Amount: $435,000. Charles C Penn. Property Location: Newton. Seller: John J Gall. Amount: $485,000.

Dunton Francis. Property Location: Roaring Brook. Seller: John P Ocenas. Amount: $750,000. Kevin Spangenberg. Property Location: Roaring Brook. Seller: Kiera P Tracy. Amount: $654,900. Robert Gagliardi. Property Location: Roaring Brook. Seller: Stephanie Grudis Whisner. Amount: $280,000. Gary adam beppler. Property Location: Scott Twp. Seller: Vincent Carilli. Amount: $396,000. iiP-Pa 4 llC. Property Location: Scott Twp. Seller: Pharmacann Penn Plant LLC. Amount: $942,000. John W Farrence. Property Location: Scott Twp. Seller: Charles Andrew Clinebell. Amount: $257,000. Patch Realty llC. Property Location: Scranton. Seller: Jefferson Partners LLP. Amount: $300,000. michael Krushinsky. Property Location: Scranton. Seller: Robert K Connors. Amount: $270,000. VED Realty llC. Property Location: Scranton. Seller: John Harrington Jr. Amount: $250,000. mangal Realty llC. Property Location: Scranton. Seller: Chandra LLC. Amount: $250,000. DFm Properties llC. Property Location: Scranton. Seller: Kenneth B Reen. Amount: $270,000. anD back llC. Property Location: Scranton. Seller: Astima LLC. Amount: $435,000. Robert Kern. Property Location: S. Abington Twp. Seller: Kelly J Baldoni. Amount: $353,000. George Kopp. Property Location: S. Abington Twp. Seller: Boston Land Co Inc. Amount: $345,000. Diane arthur. Property Location: S. Abington Twp. Seller: Boston Land Co. Inc. Amount: $345,000. bryan m Stephens. Property Location: S. Abington Twp. Seller: Patrick J Ferguson. Amount: $272,000. michael b Devaney. Property Location: S. Abington Twp. Seller: Steven Marshalek. Amount: $260,000. maureen Finnerty. Property Location: S. Abington Twp. Seller: Gravel Pond Townhouses Inc. Amount: $396,000. lynne anderson. Property Location: Springbrook. Seller: Louis J Nardella. Amount: $347,500. nEt Federal Credit union. Property Location: Roaring Brook. Seller: Beverly Ann Chermak. Amount: $350,000. Cerroe llC. Property Location: Roaring Brook. Seller: CC Key Properties LLC. Amount: $400,000. tanya P tennyson. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Seller: Vincent A Bonaddio. Amount: $292,500. John Sobut iii. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Seller: Erick Goldberg. Amount: $650,000. Jason thomas. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Seller: Brian J Tinsley. Amount: $274,600. Jack l Swingle. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Seller: Joseph Incelli. Amount: $325,000. Christopher S Capozzi. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Seller: Timothy D Batluck. Amount: $295,000. Diane Fontana. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Seller: Kenneth Powell. Amount: $282,530. Jonathan R Van blarcom. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Selelr: Shannon Cross. Amount: $295,000. tommy G Stalford. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Seller: Thomas J Malinchak Jr. Amount: $378,000.

luzERnE County

293 mQoF llC. Property Location: Hazle Twp. Seller: Pagnotti Enterprises Inc. Amount: $422,082. 294 mQoF llC. Property Location: Hazle Twp. Seller: Pagnotti Enterprises Inc. Amount: $3,300,938. leonard Sodrosky. Property Location: Rice Twp. Seller: Bolek Construction. Amount: $359,000. Keegan S Schaffer. Property Location: Dallas Twp. Seller: Paul Lumia. Amount: $405,000. anthony G marinello. Property Location: Wright Twp. Seller: Jeffrey D. Kenewell. Amount: $324,000. John R Jones. Property Location: Rice Twp. Seller:

Presidential Land Company Ltd. Amount: $524,900. 691 Wyoming avenue llC. Property Location: Kingston. Seller: Kingston Commercial Pennsylvania Owner LLC. Amount: $350,000. Patrick J Patte iii. Property Location: Fairview Twp. Seller: Joseph Newark Legg. Amount: $252,500. lee F Sadusky. Poperty Location: Duryea. Seller: Michael A. Sist. Amount: $290,000. american Escrow & Closing Co. Property Location: Laﬂin. Seller: James C. Watts. Amount: $320,900. John D mendola. Property Location: Laﬂin. Seller: American Escrow & Closing Co. Amount: $320,900. mass mutual trust Co. Property Location: Dorrance Twp. Seller: Christine Schaffer. Amount: $520,000. Felix Dolman. Property Location: Yatesville. Seller: Paul Gattuso. Amount: $299,000 KKm limited Partnership. Property Location: Hazleton. Seller: Brothers JRJ LLC. Amount: $446,292. Pittston twp. Vol. Fire Dept. Property Location: Pittston Twp. Seller: James A. Borino. Amount: $787,500. Pittston City. Property Location Pittston. Seller: Pittston City Redevelopment Authority. Amount: $1,364,750. John E young. Property Location: Kingston. Seller: David Lantz. Amount: $310,000. lewis D Canouse. Property Location: Salem Twp. Seller: Carl E. Rinehimer. Amount: $440,000. nEPa airport Road Properties. Property Location: Hazle Twp. Seller: Lagana Properties IV LP. Amount: $3,900,000. Robert J langan. Property Location: Dennison Twp. Seller: Patrick J. McGowan. Amount: $325,000. Pa Real Estate llC. Property Location Hazle Twp. Seller: All Pro Airport Road Ho-1 LLC. Amount: $8,000,000. Frank Cilberto. Property Location: Rice Twp. Seller: Joshua P. Hogan. Amount: $321,000. leonard J Valenti. Property Location: Pittston Twp. Seller: Jessica Keating. Amount: $275,500. Fred usho. Property Location: Dallas. Seller: Teresa Gloria. Amount: $385,000. Cody matthew taylor. Property Location: Dallas Twp. Seller: Robert L. Besecker Jr. Amount: $289,000. Sweet Valley mHC llC. Property Location: Ross Twp. Seller; Duane E. Updyke. Amount: $900,000. Pole 99 llC. Property Location: Harveys Lake. Seller: Sandra H. Turner. Amount: $593,500. Forza Realty llC. Property Location: Dennison Twp. Seller: Bruno D’Angio. Amount: $600,000. Cody mattew taylor. Property Location: Dallas Twp. Seller: Robert L. Besecker Jr. Amount: $289,900.

GFa Holdings llC. Property Location: Avoca. Seller: PNC Bank. Amount: $300,000. thomas DiJulia. Property Location: Butler Twp. Seller: Sand Springs Development. Corp. Amount: $333,372. Ronald Carl bronsburg. Property Location: Bear Creek Twp. Seller: Valery Belikov. Amount: $309,200. mai Enterprises llC. Property Location: Hazleton. Seller: FBL LLC. Amount: $480,000. Jason James Wood. Property Location: Wright Twp. Seller: Ronghe Zhang. Amount: $315,000. new Prime inc. Property Location: Pittston Twp. Seller: Sandor Rudin. Amount: $1,120,000. barre naked llC. Property Location: West Pittston. Seller: 508 Delaware Avenue LLC. Amount: $770,000. Robert James Hoade Jr. Property Location: Buck Twp. Seller: Richard Bartoli. Amount: $295,000. michael Sheaffer. Property Location: Hazle Twp. Seller: Paul Neuman. Amount: $635,000. Daniel a lloyd. Property Location: Dallas Twp. Seller: Jesse R. Taffera. Amount: $369,000. Dean R adams. Property Location: Dallas. Seller: Christopher M. O’Brien. Amount: $405,000. Steven Kehloussi. Property Location: Jenkins Twp. Seller: Sylvia Appel. Amount: $277,000. tiffani Gorkos. Property Location: West Wyoming. Seller: Anthony J. Boscotto. Amount: $350,000

monRoE County

adil almontaser. Property Location: Eldred Twp. Seller: Richard and Cynthia Sworen. Amount: $465,000. michael and Suzanne torpey. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Seller: Stephen and Pamela Wiley. Amount: $357,250. Extra Special units llC. Property Location: East Stroudsburg. Seller: DLP SF Fund II LLC, DLP Capital Advisors LLC. Amount: $385,000. monroe and Vicki moore. Property Location: Pocono Twp. Seller: Karen Schramm. Amount: $315,900. Perry bruno and Klint magno. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Seller: DE&S Properties Inc. T/A Classic Quality Homes. Amount: $319,000. thomas and natalie iburg. Property Location: Middle Smithﬁeld Twp. Seller: Ryan and Samantha Kolb. Amount: $300,000. alicia mcCall. Property Location: Middle Smithﬁeld Twp. Seller: Frank Riccobono. Amount: $367,500. Please see Record, Page 28

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FROM PAGE 27 Charles Cooper Jr. and Rachele Maskrey. Property Location: Hamilton Twp. Seller: Richard Lee and Elizabeth Kim. Amount: $365,000. Ronald Williams and Marva Laday. Property Location: Smithfield Twp. Seller: Twin Lake Estates Development LLC. Amount: $405,900. Ronald Polanco and Katie Martino. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Seller: Polanco Real Estate LLC. Amount: $329,000. Stella Nwandiko. Property Location: Tunkhannock Twp. Seller: Sentrakal Tes and Maeln Chea. Amount: $310,000. Arlo and Amy Gilham. Property Location: Chestnuthill Twp. Seller: Michael and Tracey Izzi. Amount: $365,000. Duane and Mary Wallace. Property Location: Ross Twp. Seller: Timothy Wenrich. Amount: $321,000. Michael and Rosanne Bonnin. Property Location: Smithfield Twp. Seller: Alvin Savage. Amount: $330,000. James and Barbara Roberts. Property Location: Barrett Twp. Seller: Donald Headings Jr. Est., Deedee Headings (exec.). Amount: $535,000. Robert and Beth Pollastro. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Seller: Harrison Easop Revocable Trust, Harrison Easop. Amount: $650,000. Jabor and Rachelle Stuiver. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Seller: Timothy and Linda Greim. Amount: $479,000. John and Mary Flynn. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Seller: Betty Grossman. Amount: $1,450,000. Polonskiy Family Enterprise LLC. Property Location: Coolbaugh Twp. Seller: Vyacheslav Kaganovich N/K/A Steve Kaganovich. Amount: $300,000. Nirvana Homes LLC. Property Location: Pocono Twp. Seller: Diane Dombrowski, Steven Dombrowski (agent). Amount: $330,000. Oneida Williams. Property Location: Hamilton Twp. Seller: Brian and Lisa Stivala. Amount: $349,800. Gregory and Jaclyn Kessel. Property Location: East Stroudsburg. Seller: Justin and Barbiela Breitfeller. Amount: $443,750. Luis Cabrera. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Seller: Tracy and James Schwartz III. Amount: $384,900. Stephen and Michele Eng. Property Location: Smithfield Twp. Seller: Collin and Juliet Anthony. Amount: $302,400. Stephen and Ellyn McGinnis. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Seller: Madeline Giganti. Amount: $315,000. John and Michelle Lawrence. Property Location: Polk Twp. Seller: Mark and Kerry Murmello. Amount: $364,900. Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide Inc. Property Location: Middle Smithfield Twp. Seller: Julie and Gilberto Gonzalez Jr. Amount: $300,000. Brandon Comeaux. Property Location: Middle Smithfield Twp. Seller: Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide Inc. Amount: $300,000. Paul Fernicola Jr. Property Location: Chestnuthill Twp. Seller: Nathaniel and Lisa Hoffner. Amount: $329,900. James and Wendy Silva. Property Location: Pocono Twp. Seller: Hanjiu Lieu, Linden Seah (agent). Amount: $315,000. Jacqueline Quartey and Bernard Sporl. Property Location: Jackson Twp. Seller: LTS Homes LLC. Amount: $313,167. Scott Schuler and Catherine Dorsett-Schuler. Property Location: Pocono Twp. Seller: Lisa and Thomas Campbell Jr. Amount: $318,500. Maritza Adolphe. Property Location: Chestnut-

hill Twp. Seller: Derek and Feerida Newbitt. Amount: $305,000. Eric and Rachel Manne. Property Location: Coolbaugh Twp. Seller: Daniella Berkson. Amount: $542,500. Phillip and Derong Delgado. Property Location: Polk Twp. Seller: BP Developers Inc. Amount: $302,900. DLA Properties LLC. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Seller: CK Entities LLC. Amount: $362,000. Anthony White and Birdell Hampton. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Seller: John and Doris Popars. Amount: $310,000.

PIKE COuNty

Angela Spodek. Property Location: Blooming Grove. Seller: Edward and Joanne Braniff. Amount: $260,000. Richard and Jennifer Campbell. Property Location: Blooming Grove. Seller: Murray Gradstein, by Atty. Amount: $422,500. 3751 Hemlock Farms. Property Location: Blooming Grove. Seller: Lance F and Sue Ann Hulack. Amount: $325,000. Joao Ferreira, Ricardo and Maria Medeiros. Property Location: Delaware Twp. Seller: Sandra Dee and Myron Lutcza. Amount: $290,000. Philip S and Lauren Kent. Property Location: Milford Twp. Seller: Patricia E Caggiano, (TR). Amount: $345,000. Charles E and Shannon L Johnson. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Seller: William and Jeanette Memolo. Amount: Richard V and Maryann Lunniss. Amount: $393,000. Jason A and Bayle M Stoneback. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Seller: William and Jeanette Memolo. Amount: $360,000. Assunta M Rapa. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Seller: Ralph E and Robin Scartelli. Amount: $510,000. Michael Stoppiello, Melissa Caravella. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Seller: John Billman. Amount: $397,000. Jason E and Jennifer Knight. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Seller: Donald O Weitzman (TR). Amount: $415,000. Freda Schwartz. Property Location: Shohola Twp. Seller: James D and Mary Fischer. Amount: $465,000. Richard J and Jayne M Wesler. Property Location: Westfall Twp. Seller: Frank R and Joanne Wojcik. Amount: $300,000. Jeffrey Lee and Melody M Harrison. Property Location: Westfall Twp. Seller: Gricel V and Michael G Vecchio. Amount: $423,000. Steven L and Isabelle Katz. Property Location: West-

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fall Twp. Seller: Rivers Edge LP. Amount: $289,900. Robert Fuhrmann. Property Location: Westfall Twp. Seller: Rivers Edge LP. Seller; Yong Zheng. Amount: $257,500. Himanshukumar Patel. Property Location: Matamoras Boro. Seller: Kim Louis Kubie, Antoinette Barbara Kubie. Amount: $295,000. Kevin M and Maggie Brady. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Seller: George L and Vicki L Andresen. Amount: $349,000. Robert F and Shannon Lemay Jr. and Jeanne Lemay Miller. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Seller: Donald and Barbara Mireau. Amount: $420,000. Donald and Carol Bassett. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Seller: Joseph Hanoch. Amount: $325,000. Edmond Hotchkiss. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Seller: Geralynn McKinney. Amount: $262,000. Michael G Vecchio, Gricel V Vecchio. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Seller: David M Kishbaugh. Amount: $278,000. Patrick t Lynch. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Seller: Stefan Ashendorff (ADM) of Judith Ashendorff. Amount: $260,000. Doreen Zelasko. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Seller: Gregory Scott Kordick, Timothy Allan Billiter. Amount: $276,000. Christopher and Margaret Collins. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Seller: Kevin Homon, Otilia M Bertolotti. Amount: $330,000. Martin Mohr. Property Location: Greene Twp. Seller: Lake Russell Properties, Inc. Amount: $2,346,323. Martin Mohr. Property Location: Greene Twp. Seller: Analab LLC. Amount: $337,677. William and Maureen Wallace. Property Location: Lackawaxen. Seller: Lawrence D Post (EXEC) of Mary Jane Gavin Est. Amount: $275,000. Joseph C and Debra Bond. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Seller: Thomas J and Cynthia A Gavenda. Amount: $269,000. Joseph and Ann P Dellabarca. Property Location: Lackawaxen. Seller: G.A. Homes Inc. Amount: $336,500. Barbchris Enterprises LLC. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Seller: David R Holbert. Amount: $650,000. Gerald and Eileen Mirra. Property Location: Lackawaxen. Seller: William Stewart. Amount: $320,000. Edward K and Jill Ann Rissland. Property Location: Lackawaxen. Seller: Woodloch Pines Inc. Amount: $594,900. Douglas and Dina tucker. Property Location: Lackawaxen. Seller: John S Coates. Amount: $290,000.

Alexis M Rose and Stephen Hamburg. Property Location: Lackawaxen. Seller: Guy Bassis, Jamie L Kushner-Bassis. Amount: $300,000. 105 E High Street LLC. Property Location: Milford. Seller: Sean Strub. Amount: $399,000. Andrew Deserto II. Property Location: Milford. Seller: Richard Barrie Roberts (TR) Richard Roberts Rev. TR. Amount: $274,500.

SCHuyLKILL COuNty

Donald J. Wachhaus. Property Location: East Union Twp. Seller: Donald and Donna Hannis. Amount: $325,000. Joshua and Lauren Knepp. Property Location: East Brunswick Twp. Seller: Shann and Ann Lin. Amount: $290,000. Witmyer Family Real Estate, LLC. Property Location: East Brunswick Twp. Seller: Brian and Schefﬂer. Amount: $460,000. William and Kathleen Patterson. Property Location: Andreas Road, West Penn Twp. Seller: Mark Smith. Amount: $255,000. Peter Allwein and Stacey Barto. Property Location: Pine Grove. Seller: Charles and Lindsay Spink. Amount: $279,900.

WAyNE COuNty

Matthew Wayne and Briana Marie Douzart. Property Location: Berlin Twp. Seller: Ryan T and Emily A Tallman. Amount: $315,000. Zachary M and Abigail G Strasser. Property Location: Berlin Twp. Seller: Mary Iacovino. Amount: $324,000. Richard and Brenda Riepel. Property Location: Berlin Twp. Seller: Dorothy Clarke (adm), William F Stone Est. Amount: $355,000. Christopher and Katherine Dubois. Property Location: Buckingham Twp. Seller: Michael and Beth Cappellano. Amount: $290,000. Michael t and Jessica Corsini Jr. Property Location: Clinton Twp. 1. Seller: Joseph and Estrellita Hinkley. Amount: $345,000. Sully Michael Rutledge. Property Location: Damascus Twp. Seller: Wyman Jay and Joee Lin L Smith. Amount: $260,000. Christopher M Eichler, Melissa Cretaro. Property Location: Damascus Twp. Seller: Bernard P and Theresa A Klvana. Amount: $340,000. Please see Record, Page 29

FOR THE RECORD FROM PAGE 28 Shirley Dzyak. Property Location: Dreher Twp. Seller: Salvatore T Davis. Amount: $310,000. Michael P and Tammy L Babinchak. Property Location: Lake Twp. Seller: Rosemary Ostrelich. Amount: $255,000. Heidi A and Nicholas R Mosher. Property Location: Lake Twp. Seller: Mary T Musolino. Amount: $267,500. One Five Three Cove Point Lane. Property Location: Lake Twp. Seller Raymond and Jainava Emanuel. Amount: $445,000. Jeff S Cooper. Property Location: Lebanon Twp. Seller: Kenneth Morris. Amount: $368,000. Philip W Moss. Property Location: Lebanon Twp. Seller: Joe and Stacey Cassese. Amount: $365,000. Edward V and Monica Sapone. Property Location: Lehigh Twp. Seller: Carol and Nicholas J Gentile, Carol Gentile Rev. Tr. Amount: $275,000. JD Golf. Property Location: Mt. Pleasant Twp. Seller: John McAndrew. Amount: $325,000. One One Eight North Road. Property Location: Mt. Pleasant Twp. Seller: Nationwide Capital Group LLC. Amount: $280,000. Vincent P and Gail C Nanarone Jr. Property Location: Mt. Pleasant Twp. Seller: Helen Nancy Rasmussen. Amount: $270,000. J Jay and Ann Rhoads Tr. Property Location: Mt. Pleasant Twp. Seller: William J Anton, Paul L Ludick. Amount: $723,000. Anna Liggett. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Seller: Matthew J and Christina Wilson. Amount: $267,000. Sean J McWilliams. Property Location: Paupack Twp. Seller: Richard E and Janice M Weaver. Amount: $260,000. William J and Alison J Paolini. Property Location: Paupack Twp. Seller: Michael and Linda Oldano. Amount: $505,000. Kevin R and Bettylou E Frey. Property Location: Paupack Twp. Seller: Gerald J and Janet L Prickett. Amount: $254,000. Michele Moran, Salvatore Bertucci. Property Location: Paupack Twp. Seller: Wayne Tigue. Amount: $255,000. Patrick J Cafora. Property Location: Paupack Twp. Seller: Ashraf Hassan, Mai Abdalla. Amount: $259,000. John P Mitchell, Anthony M Zalis. Property Location: Preston Twp. Seller: John D Kirkman. Amount: $287,000. David L and Kathryn A Peck. Property Location: Preston Twp. Seller: William J and Mary Beth Fitzgerald, Cynthia F Canty Mastroianni. Amount: $300,000. West Rock Investments. Property Location: Preston Twp. Seller: Paul R and Joyce T Montesano, Edward G and Leda F Broberg. Amount: $330,000. Gerard M and Malinda Giannetti. Property Location: Preston Twp. Seller: Andrew J Volante Tr, Melissa M Volante Tr. Amount: $345,000. Alphonse and Veronica Iannuzzi. Property Location: Salem Twp. Seller: Laureen McCrae and David J Riggin. Amount: $652,500. Ashley M and Michael J Saikowski. Property Location: Salem Twp. Seller: Fannie Mae, Federal Nat’l Mortgage Assoc., Crown Title Corp. Amount: $275,000. Andrea and Aiello, Robert J Lacey. Property Location: Salem Twp. Seller: Meut and Serpil Kara. Amount: $259,100. William L DeAngelis, Janice E Bulger. Property Location: Salem Twp. Seller: Edwin and Ellen Morris. Amount: $261,700. Andrew A and Carmon M Popler. Property Location: Scott Twp. Seller: Brian F and Cynthia belcher. Amount: $423,000.

Elizabeth Unger Dean. Property Location: Texas Twp. 1&2. Seller: Timothy J and Susan M Mofﬁtt. Amount: $289,000. Jo Ellen Lipperini. Property Location: Texas Twp. 1&2. Seller: Thomas A and Danielle A Warnock. Amount: $262,886. Dustin M Cavage. Property Location: Waymart Boro. Seller: Sean T and Anna E Mierzejewska Wachtel. Amount: $267,000.

WyOMING COUNTy

Scott R Darrencamp, Michelle L Place. Property Location: Lemon Twp. Seller: Robert K Fellows. Amount: $267,500. Cartus Financial Corp. Property Location: Tunkhannock Twp. Seller: David T and Holli J Russell, Diana Orr. Amount: $294,000. Gary D and Lisa Hinerman Jr. Property Location: Tunkhannock Twp. Seller: Cartus Financial Corp. Amount: $300,000. Michael R and Kristen E Vandeveer. Property Location: Tunkhannock Twp. Seller: Lisa J and Peter Paul Olszewski. Amount: $370,500. Joshua L and Shelly L Brown. Property Location: Clinton Twp. Seller: Joseph and Patricia A Fratzola. Amount: $255,000. John Michael Campbell. Property Location: Washington Twp. Seller: Stephen Alec Borel Jr., Stephen Alexander Borel. Amount: $279,500.

MORTGAGES

COLUMBIA COUNTy

Robert W and Deborah D. Ashelman, David E. and Sandra D. Hess. Property Location: Mt. Pleasant Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $315,000. Steven H Shannon. (3) Property Location: Bloomsburg. Lender: Riverview Bank. Amount: $625,000, $1,750,000, $7,000,000 respectively. Brian S Saracino. Property Location: Pine Twp. Lender: First Keystone Community Bank. Amount: $625,000. Bloomsburg Student Housing LLC and Bloomsburg Stuent Housing 2 LLC. (2) Property Location: Bloomsburg. Lender: First Keystone Community Bank. Amount: $400,000 and $500,000 respectively. Joseph W Goyne and Lori A. Kearney. Property Location: Main Twp. Lender: First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. Amount: $344,000. Michael M Morucci. Property Location: Bloomsburg. Lender: First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. Amount: $350,000. M&K Family Farms LLC. Property Location: Catawissa Twp. Lender: SEDA Council of Government. Amount: $400,000. Michael W and Kristin Fischer. Property Location: Hemlock Twp. Lender: Diamond Credit Union. Amount: $301,500. Peter B and Allison N Sheehe. Property Location: Hemlock Twp. Lender: First Columbia Bank & Trust Co. Amount: $336,000. Kayla and Jeffrey May Jr. Property Location: Scott Twp. Lender: First Keystone Community Bank. Amount: $342,000. Stephen F Kress and Candice M Klingerman. Property Location: Mt. Pleasant Twp. Lender: Jersey Shore State Bank. Amount: $322,000. Guadalupe and Mario H Contreras. Property Location: Bloomsburg. Lender: MERS. Amount: $356,000. Sean M and Taryn K Stabler. Property Location: North Centre Twp. Lender: First Keystone Community Bank. Amount: $319,000. Lacey Sue Floyd. Property Location: Benton. Lender:

United States of America Farm Service Agency, United States Department of Agriculture. Amount: $505,000.

LACKAWANNA COUNTy

T4 Investments LLC. Property Location: Carbondale. Lender: PS Bank. Amount: $438,000. Douglas M Roskos. Property Location: Carbondale. Lender: Garden State HomeLoans Inc. Amount: $250,762. Michael J Dorian. Property Location: Dalton. Lender: United Wholesale Mortgage. Amount: $301,500. 1400 Monroe LLC. Property Location: Dunmore. Lender: 1st National Bank of PA. Amount: $1,700,000. John M Carr Jr. Property Location: Glenburn Twp. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC. Amount: $260,000. Paul J Gallagher. Property Location: Greenﬁeld Twp. Lender: Citizens Savings Bank. Amount: $348,800. Douglas Clark. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Lender: Quicken Loans. Amount: $263,625. John R McGuire. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Lender: NBT Bank. Amount: $258,750. Joseph J Brogenski. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Lender: Best Capital Funding. Amount: $258,236. Fran Sweeney. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Lender: Peoples Security & Trust Co. Amount: $480,000. Matthew J Kuplack. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Lender: NBT Bank. Amount: $600,000. Robert J Altonen. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Lender: JG Wentworth Home Lending LLC. Amount: $468,000. Please see Record, Page 30

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FROM PAGE 29 John S Reid. Property Location: Jefferson Twp. Lender: Flagstar Bank. Amount: $1,000,000. NP 81 North Industrial LLC. Property Location: Jessup. Lender: Transamerica Life Insurance Co. Amount: $5,190,000. NP 81 North Industrial LLC. Property Location: Jessup. Lender: Transamerica Life Insurance Co. Amount: $6,660,000. Death Valley Realty LLC. Property Location: Moosic. Lender: Fidelity Dep & Disc. Bk. Amount: $400,000. Markoz Realty Inc. Property Location: Moscow. Lender: Frank W Hubbard. Amount: $295,685.61. Jessica Lynn Reale. Property Location: Newton Twp. Lender: Lakeview Loan Services LLC. Amount: $297,511. Janice M Penn. Property Location: Moscow. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC. Amount: $460,750. Barry R Kadonoff. Property Location: Moscow. Lender: ESSA Bank & Trust. Amount: $276,000. Michael Carbone. Property Location: Old Forge. Lender: PS Bank. Amount: $290,000. HSK Avoca1 LLC. Property Location: Old Forge. Lender: Corevest America Finance Lender LLC. Amount: $1,777,400. Francis Dunton. Property Location: Roaring Brook Twp. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank. Amount: $600,000. Martini—Spangenberg TIA. Property Location: Roaring Brook Twp. Lender: Citadel Servicing Corp. Amount: $641,150. Gary Adam Beppler. Property Location: Scott Twp. Lender: Citizens Savings Bank. Amount; $356,400. T4 Investments LLC. Property Location: Scott Twp. Lender: PS Bank. Amount: $438,000.

Patch Realty LLC. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Robert W Naismith. Amount: $300,000. David Hess. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Mortgage Research Center LLC. Amount: $300,714. Michael Kruchinsky. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC. Amount: $278,910. Hudson Industries ILLC. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Northeastern Economic Dev. Co. of PA CDC Inc. Amount: $820,000. VED Realty LLC. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: First IC Bank. Amount: $745,000. Michael Carbone. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: PS Bank. Amount: $290,000. M Reese Family Partnership LP. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: F. Amount: irst National Bank of PA. Amount: $425,000. Joyce Outdoor Advertising LLC. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Peoples Security Bank & Trust Co. Amount: $295,500. Southside Realty Estate LP. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Bankwell Bank. Amount; $4,555,000. And Back LLC. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Fidelity Dep & Disc Bk. Amount: $500,000. And Back LLC. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Fidelity Bank & Disc. Bk. Amount: $500,000. JBAS Realty LLC. Property Location: Scranton. Lender: Community Bank. Amount: $2,833,806. Eugene F Arthur. Property Location: S. Abington Twp. Lender: Residential Mortgage Services Inc. Amount: $276,000. Victor A Dephillips. Property Location: S. Abington Twp. Lender: Fidelity Dep & Disc. Bk. Amount: $350,000. Lynne Anderson. Property Location: S. Abington

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Twp. Lender: United Wholesale Mortgage. Amount: $257,500. HSK Avoca 1 LLC. Property Location: Taylor. Lender: Corevest American Finance Lender LLC. Amount: $1,177,400. Jeffrey M Johnson. Property Location: Throop. Lender: Dime Bank. Amount: $311,920. Brian M Foley. Property Location: Throop. Lender: FNCB Bank. Amount: $326,400. WW Norton & Co Inc. Property Location: Throop. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank. Amount: $6.750,000. Tanya P Tennyson. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Stearns Lending LLC. Amount: $302,152. John J Sobuto III. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Crosscountry Mortgage Inc. Amount: $630,000. Kaley Marie Noone. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC. Amount: $299,250. Ronald M Sebastianelli. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Honesdale National Bank. Amount: $255,000. Jason Thomas. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage Inc. Amount: $269,626. Amy C Swingle. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC. Amount: $260,000. Robert Texidor. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: FNCB Bank. Amount: $317,600. Blakely Quad LLC. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: JP Morgan Chase Bank. Amount: $1,520,000.

T4 Investments LLC. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: PS Bank. Amount: $438,00. Anthony Roberts. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Fidelity Bank. Amount: $320,000. Jennifer L Johnson. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC. Amount: $260,518. Wright Center Medical Group. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Primary Care Development Corp. Amount: $2,500,000. Adam J Touch Jr. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Honesdale National Bank. Amount: $600,000. Adam J Touch Jr. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Honesdale National Bank. Amount: $600,000. Amit Bhardwaj. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Better Mortgage Corp. Amount: $327,220. Scott Cabets. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: USAA Federal Savings Bank. Amount: $294,714. Kaylinn A Stalford. Property Location: W. Abington Twp. Lender: Residential Mortgage Services Inc. Amount: $302,400.

LuzERNE COuNTy

Gregory E Gagorik. Property Location: Wright Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $408,000. Megan y Georgetti. Property Location: Jackson Twp. Lender: NBT Bank. Amount: $262,000. 100 Technology Drive LLC. Location: Jenkins Twp. Lender: ESSA Bank & Trust. Amount: $4,400,000. Please see Record, Page 31

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FOR THE RECORD FROM PAGE 30 John P Dougherty. Property Location: Dallas Twp. Lender: Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank. Amount: $484,000. VMC Realty LLC. Property Location: Jenkins Twp. Lender: FNCB Bank. Amount: $1,000,000. VMC Realty LLC. Property Location: Jenkins Twp. Lender: FNCB Bank. Amount: $1,232,645.85. 575 Reserach Drive LL. Property location: Pittston Twp. Lender: M&T Ban. Amount: $16,500,000. 420 Research Drive LLC. Property Location: Pittston Twp. Lender: M&T Bank. Amount: $1,800,000. 450 Research Drive LLC. Property Location: Pittston Twp. Lender: M&T Bank. Amount: $6,100,000. Leonard Sodrosky. Property location: Rice Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $267,200. Yogkala LLC. Property Location: Bear Creek Twp. Lender: Landmark Community Bank. Amount: $300,000. Dominick Andolay Failoga. Property Location: Hazle Twp. Lender: First Keystone Community Bank. Amount: $340,000. Erika B Schaffer. Property Location: Dallas Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $405,000. Anthony G Marinello. Property Location: Wright Twp. LEnder: MERS. Amount: $307,800. 691 Wyoming Avenue LLC. Property Location: Kingston. Lender: Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank. Amount: $250,000. Margaret Ann Moreck. Property Location: Forty Fort. Lender: M&T Bank. Amount: $770,000. John D Mendola. Property Location: Laﬂin. Lender: MERS. Amount: $315,087. Avant Publications LLC. Property Location: WilkesBarre. Lender: Midwest Bank. Amount: $1,286,250. Steven Wasko. Property Location: Creasy Creek Lane. Lender: MERS. Amount: $484,000. Joseph D White. Property Location: Harveys Lake. Lender: MERS. Amount: $400,000. Julianne Greg. Property Location: Conyngham. Lender: First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union. Amount: $299,900. Eric Fumanti. Property Location: Dallas. Lender: Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank. Amount: $339,200. 250 Old River Road Properties LLC. Property Location: Wilkes-Barre. Amount: $376,000. Sheila Butcher. Property Location: Dallas Twp. Lender: Citizens Savings Bank. Amount: $291,119. Felix Dolman et al. from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. et al., $293,584; Antrim Road, Yatesville.

MOnROE COuntY

Michael and Suzanne torpey. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Lender: Fulton Bank NA. Amount: $321,525. Extra Special units LLC. Property Location: East Stroudsburg. Lender: Wayne Bank. Amount: $296,250. Perry Bruno and Klint Magno. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Lender: Paramount Residential Mortgage Group Inc. Amount: $313,222. KKM Limited Partnership, 313 Real Estate Co LLC, Board of Directors. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Lender: Peoples Security Bank and Trust Co. Amount: $6,000,000. Janusz and Monika Legutko. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Lender: Victus Partners LLC. Amount: $2,500,000. Dina El-Bassiouni and John Cefola Jr. Property Location: Hamilton Twp. Lender: ESSA Bank & Trust. Amount: $314,355. Alicia Mcall. Property Location: Middle Smithﬁeld Twp. Lender: Residential Mortgage Services Inc. Amount:

$349,125. ESCA Real Estate Investments LLC. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Lender: Unity Bank. Amount: $535,000. Charles Cooper Jr and Rachele Maskrey. Property Location: Hamilton Twp. Lender: ESSA Bank & Trust. Amount: $328,500. Ronald Williams and Marva Laday. Property Location: Smithﬁeld Twp. Lender: USAA Federal Savings Bank. Amount: $300,000. Ronald Polanco and Katie Martino. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Lender: Caliber Home Loans Inc. Amount: $319,130. Stella nwandiko. Property Location: Tunkhannock Twp. Lender: Supreme Lending. Amount: $304,385. Arlo and Amy Gilham. Property Location: Chestnuthill Twp. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc. Amount: $328,500. Duane and Mary Wallace. Property Location: Ross Twp. Lender: Meridian Bank. Amount: $304,950. Ralph and Odalys Metz. Property Location: Eldred Twp. Lender: NBT Bank NA. Amount: $308,800. Robert and Melrose Dorosz. Property Location: Middle Smithﬁeld Twp. Lender: Navy Federal Credit Union. Amount: $301,342. Jacob and Rachelle Stuiver. Property Location: Tobyhanna Twp. Lender: Firstrust Bank. Amount: $359,250. theodoro and Cherie Quinones. Property Location: Hamilton Twp. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Inc. Amount: $317,000. Donald Heller and tanya Clothier. Property Location: Pocono Twp. Lender: First Northern Bank and Trust Co. Amount: $1,375,000. MG09 LP, Line Dee Inc. (gen. partner). Property Location: Coolbaugh Twp. Lender: First Northern Bank and Trust Co. Amount: $1,375,000. Oneida Williams. Property Location: Hamilton Twp. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc. Amount: $314,820. Gregory and Jaclyn Kessel. Property Location: East Stroudsburg. Lender: ESSA Bank & Trust. Amount: $399,375. Saluki Management LLC. Property Location: Jackson Twp. Lender: M&T Bank. Amount: $260,000. Pocono Manor Investors LP, Pocono Springs Development LLC. Property Location: Mount Pocono. Lender: Canam New York Regional Center LPX. Amount: $30,000,000. Bartonsville Inn & Suites LLC. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Lender: Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC. Amount: $68,000,000. John and Michelle Lawrence. Property Location: Polk Twp. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc. Amount: $372,745. James and Windy Silva. Property Location: Pocono Twp. Lender: Trident Mortgage Co. LP. Amount: 309,294. Michael and Dianne Fischer. Property Location: Hamilton Twp. Lender: GoodMortgage.com. Amount: $359,200. DLA Properties LLC. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Lender: Dime Bank. Amount: $521,000. Derek and Francesca Marinaro. Property Location: Hamilton Twp. Lender: Dime Bank. Amount: $521,000. new Glenbrook East Apartments LLC. Property Location: Stroudsburg. Lender: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC. Amount: $9,840,000. Anthony White and Birdell Hampton. Property Location: Stroud Twp. Lender: Cliffco Inc. Amount: $317,440.

PIKE COuntY

Michael R and Jennifer Lenzo. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Lender: Citizens Savings Bank. Amount: $284,200. trent D nickels. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Lender: Citizens Bank. Amount: $313,000.

Donald and Carol Bassett. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $260,000. SJL Realty Holdings LLC. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Lender: Dime Bank. Amount: $252,000. Gary M Calhoun. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $252,000. Jane C Hinman, Allan R Hinman, Allen R and Jane C Hinman Rev tr. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $485,000. Edmond Hotchkiss, Carolina Dominquez. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $262,000. Barbchris Enterprise LLC. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Lender: Honesdale National Bank. Amount: $350,000. Richard Glenn and Jennifer King Campbell. Property Location: Blooming Grove Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $338,000. Gerald and Eileen Mirra. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Lender: Citizens Savings Bank. Amount: $288,000. Jeffrey Lee and Melody M Harrison. Property Location: Westfall Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $401,850. Bernard J Sheeran. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $276,000. Steven J and Kerri E Oliver. Property Location: Milford Twp. Lender: PNC Bank. Amount: $307,205. Edward K and Jill Ann Rissland. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Lender: Dime Bank. Amount: $350,000. Philip S and Lauren Kent. Property Location: Milford Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $322,575. Douglas and Dina tucker. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $261,000. Jason A and Bayle M Stoneback. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Lender: Universalist Bank & Trust Co. Amount: $270,000. Joao Ferreira, Maria and Ricardo Medeiros. Property Location: Delaware Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $275,500. Florence D and John J Doran. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Lender: Dime Bank. Amount: $500,000. Christopher and Margaret Collins. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $313,500. Paulo M and Maria E Baptista. Property Location: Lackawaxen Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $265,000. Assunta M Rapa. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $408,000. David and Leslie Pizarro. Property Location: Dingman Twp. Lender: Community America Credit Union. Amount: $258,400. Michael Stoppiello, Melissa Caravella. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $277,900. Jason E and Jennifer Knight. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Lender: Wayne Bank. Amount: $373,500.

SCHuYLKILL COuntY

Heritage Mills Personal Care Center Property Co, LLC . Property Location: Tower City. Lender: Exos Commercial Lending I, LLC. Amount: $25,000,000.

WAYnE COuntY

Sean J McWilliams. Property Location: Paupack Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $260,000. Alphonse and Veronica Iannuzzi. Property Location: Salem Twp. Amount: 402,500. Vincent and nancy Dambrosio Moskowitz. Property Location: Lake Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $272,000. Andrea Ailello, Robert J Lacey. Property Location: Salem Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $254,406. Maryann and Kurt Ellefsen. Property Location: Dreher Twp. Lender: Fidelity Dep & Disc Bank. Amount: $305,000.

Edwin R and Kathryn P terrana. Property Location: Salem Twp. Lender: Dime Bank. Amount: $325,000. Bill and A and Janice J Snow. Property Location: Damascus Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $325,500. Bill A and Janice J Snow. Property Location: Damascus Twp. Lender: Federal Housing Commission. Amount: $325,500. Katherine and Christopher Dubois. Property Location: Buckingham Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $287,747. Annees R and Karen Fogley. Property Location: Salem Twp. Lender: PS Bank. Amount: MERS. Amount: $404,000. DAH Investments LLC. Property Location: Salem Twp. Lender: M&T Bank. Amount: $400,000. Zachary M and Abigail G Strasser. Property Location: Berlin Twp. Lender: Honesdale National Bank. Amount: $259,200. Gerard M and Malinda Giannetti. Property Location: Preston Twp. Lender: Honesdale National Bank. Amount: $270,000. Richard and Brenda Riepel. Property Location: Berlin Twp. Lender: Honesdale National Bank. Amount: $284,000. Edward t and Malinda A Esposito. Property Location: Lake Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $451,000. JD Golf LLC. Property Location: Mt. Pleasant Twp. Lender: Honesdale National Bank. Amount $290,000. Anna Liggett. Property Location: Palmyra Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $269,696. nicholas R and Heidi A Mosher. Property Location: Lake Twp. Lender: MERS. Amout: $267,500. Alexander Rozner. Property Location: Lehigh Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $814,500. Alexander Rozner. Property Location: Lehigh Twp. Lender: Federal Housing Commissioner. Amount: $814,500. nJ Federation of Young Mens Hebrew, nJ Federation of Womens. Property Location: Preston Twp. Lender: Dime Bank. Amount: $2,300,000. Michael t and Jessica Corsini Jr. Property Location: Clinton Twp. 1. Lender: MERS. Amount: $276,000. Anthony J and Jordyn E Besten. Property Location: S. Canaan Twp. Lender: NBT Bank. Amount: $320,000. Shirley Dyzak. Property Location: Dreher Twp. Lender: MERS. Amount: $304,385.

WYOMInG COuntY

Scott R Darrencamp, Michelle L Place. Property Location: Lemon Twp. Seller: Robert K Fellows. Amount: 4267,500. Cartus Financial Corp. Property Location: Tunkhannock Twp. Seller: David T and Holli J Russell, Diana Orr. Amount: $294,000. Gary D and Lisa Hinerman Jr. Property Location: Tunkhannock Twp. Seller: Cartus Financial Corp. Amount: $300,000. Michael R and Kristen E Vandeveer. Property Location: Tunkhannock Twp. Seller: Lisa J and Peter Paul Olszewski. Amount: $370,500. Joshua L and Shelly L Brown. Property Location: Clinton Twp. Seller: Joseph and Patricia A Fratzola. Amount: $255,000. John Michael Campbell. Property Location: Washington Twp. Seller: Stephen Alec Borel Jr., Stephen Alexander Borel. Amount: $279,500.

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