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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2011
World of tastiness comes to the area
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ny. A unique event at Mohegan Sun offers a chance to sample "We wanted to keep it affordable," said iGourmet spokeswointernational foods and wines. man Lisa Griffiths. "It’s a fun
By STEVEN FONDO Times Leader Correspondent
PLAINS TWP. – If you didn’t have a ticket for a quick European getaway this weekend, then the Fork and the Cork food and wine festival at Mohegan Sun at Poconos Downs was a fitting alternative this weekend. The annual festival, organized by iGourmet in West Pittston, had a wide array of wines and spirits, paired with painstakingly-prepared fare with an international flair. For $40, each "passenger" was issued a "passport" at the "customs" counter which granted all-inclusive access to tasting stations representing such distinct culinary destinations as Italy, France, Spain and Germa-
POLICE BLOTTER
Suspicious death under investigation HAZLETON – The Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office and city police are investigating a suspicious death in a residence at 340 E. Chestnut St. “I could confirm a male is deceased. It’s suspicious,” said District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll. An autopsy will be done at 9:30 a.m. today at the WilkesBarre General Hospital, she said. Police said the death was reported at 6:27 a.m. Saturday and the body of a Hispanic male was found at the scene. The identity of the victim was withheld pending the notification of next of kin. Police cordoned off the 300 block of East Chestnut Street between South Poplar and South Hazle streets with crime scene tape. On Saturday afternoon investigators moved in and out of
night out for a good cause." The food was prepared by local chefs and featured a number of gourmet products, from iGourmet’s eclectic and extensive online selection. "The food is fantastic," said Sally Ann Rehkop of Dalton. "Italy was my favorite so far. I have a weakness for Italian wine." A number of celebrity chefs were on hand to engage the crowds with their culinary acumen and master sommelier (wine steward) Charlie Arturaola was there to dispense advice about the various vintages. Organizers said this year’s event benefits the local United Way with proceeds to remain in the immediate area. Donations can be made at www.forkandthecork.com. the building where the body was found. The state police forensic services unit assisted police at the scene. Police said the district attorney’s office would be releasing any further information on the investigation. “We’re working on it,” said Musto Carroll. She declined to comment further on the investigation. WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following: • A bullet was shot into a building in the Interfaith Apartments complex on 165 N. Sherman St. early Saturday morning. Police said Charles Sott, 40, was in his apartment and heard a loud bang at 2:49 a.m. He went to the hallway where he heard the noise and saw that a glass door was shot out. Police said they found a bullet lodged in an interior stairwell door, but found no shell casing in the area. • Jason Meade, 30, of Kingston, was issued a citation on public drunkenness after police said he exposed himself and urinated on a vehicle in the area of Old River Road and Marlborough Avenue at 2:19 a.m. Sat-
Margery W. Culp October 7, 2011
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argery W. Culp, of Kingston, passed away Friday, October 7, 2011, in the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. Born in Dallas, Margery was a daughter of the late Ernest and Florence Jenkins Wood. Margery was a graduate of Dallas High School and the Wyoming Seminary Dean School of Business. She was employed as an executive secretary for the Luzerne County Intermediate Unit. Margery loved playing bridge with her friends. In previous years, she enjoyed golfing at the Lehman Country Club and was a former Girl Scout Leader. She was a member of Huntsville Christian Church for more than 50 years. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, was a brother, Ernest Wood Jr. Surviving are her husband of 63 years, Royal J. Culp, Kingston; daughter Julianne Bitchko and husband, Eugene W., Clarks Summit; sister, Lois Cook, Dallas; brother, Alan Wood and wife, Barbara, Raleigh, N.C.; as well as five nieces,
eight nephews, seven great-nieces and seven great-nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from the Harold C. Snowdon Funeral Home Inc., 140 N. Main St., Shavertown. The Rev. Dr. William D. Lewis will officiate. Interment will be made in Huntsville Cemetery, Jackson Township. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial donations, if desired, may be made to the American Heart Association, 71 N. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.
Charles R. Kearn October 6, 2011 harles R. Kearn, of Bensalem, died unexpectedly Thursday, C October 6, 2011, at Capital Health
System, Trenton, N.J. Born December 22, 1948, in Hanover Township, he was a son of the late Phillip and Kathleen Quinn Kearn. Charles was a graduate of Hanover High School, class of 1967, and served in the U.S. Air Force in the Vietnam War. He retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant after 20 years of service. He was a Former Director of Disaster Services for the Lower Bucks County Red Cross. He was most recently employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Philadelphia. Charles was preceded in death by his wife, the former Carol TrumMore Obituaries, Page 7A
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ocal cyclists gathered at Around Town Bicycles for the third Bikes Belong Rally on Saturday morning. The bikers got together and discussed a few local issues, including the Wilkes-Barre bike ordinance, biking awareness and the new proposed River Street project. Riders hope the changes will be bikefriendly. Tom Jones, owner of Around Town Bicycles, organized the event and is looking to bring more biking awareness to the city. The group took a casual ride around Wilkes-Barre. For a video presentation, scan the QR code at left into your smartphone or go to www.timesleader.com. urday. Meade showed signs of intoxication, thought he did nothing wrong and refused to provide identification to police. He was taken into custody and transported to headquarters where he was cited. He was released a short time later to a responsible, sober adult. • Robert Hontz, 55, of Berwick said Friday night a window was smashed on his Nissan Xterra while it was parked at 83 S. Franklin St. Around 9:20 p.m. he reported a laptop computer and bag and dress shoes were taken from the vehicle. • Christopher Snarski, 29, was arrested at police headquarters Friday night on an outstanding warrant receiving stolen property. • Joseph Pashia, 27, of 48 Brookside St. told police Friday that a person known to him stole computer and video equipment from him.
about the damages is asked to contact Hanover Township police at 570 825-1254. PLYMOUTH TWP. – State police reported that four construction barrels with flashing lights on Tilbury Drive were damaged between 1:30 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday. The barrels belong to the Plymouth Township Department of Public Works at 925 W. Main St.
PITTSTON – A man was arraigned Friday in Wilkes-Barre Central Court on charges he was intoxicated inside a restaurant and struggled with officers. John Patte, 46, address listed as homeless, was charged with public drunkenness, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He was jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $2,000 bail. Police allege Patte was found intoxicated and had an open KINGSTON – An adult female bottle of liquor inside Donut Connection on William Street at suffered minor injuries when a vehicle struck a bicycle Saturday about 10:15 p.m. Thursday. Patte struggled with officers when he morning at the intersection of Rutter Avenue and James Street. was arrested, according to the Police said the vehicle, a Ford criminal complaint. A preliminary hearing is Windstar minivan, was traveling scheduled on Oct. 12 before north on Rutter Avenue and appeared to have stopped at the District Judge Fred Pierantoni III in Pittston. stop sign at the James Street intersection, but the male driver WILKES-BARRE – City apparently did not see the wompolice reported the following: an riding the bicycle east on • Al Maurice Ingram, 20, of James Street and struck her. Sambourne Street was charged The woman sustained minor with possession with intent to injuries but did not lose condeliver on Thursday after police sciousness, police said. said he was in possession of Police said the investigation marijuana near the intersection of the incident was continuing of Arch and Bradford streets. Saturday. • Ann Poepperling, 48, of Shavertown reported that the HAZLE TOWNSHIP – State paint on her vehicle was police charged Kevin Thomas Gray, 19, of Lansford, with retail scratched Thursday while it was theft after he allegedly removed parked in the Park and Lock North garage on North Main car parts valued at $40 from Street. Harry’s U Pull It at 2:45 p.m. • Shaheer Downey of 75 Friday. Brown St. reported that he was HANOVER TWP. – Township stabbed Thursday with scissors by a female known to him. She police reported the following: fled before police arrived and • Mark Landi of Church the wound was minor. The inStreet, Dallas said a basement window was smashed sometime vestigation is ongoing. • Police are investigating a in the past week at his residence burglary at Miners Mills Launon Dexter Street. dromat, 94 E. Main St., just after Margaret Crawford of West 2 a.m. Friday. A white male Division Street said Saturday wearing a checkered hooded that the windshield of her Satsweatshirt, jeans and sneakers urn Aura was smashed. was seen running from the busiAnyone with information
ness. Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to contact Wilkes-Barre police at 826-8114. • Police are investigating an attempted burglary at Peter’s Deli, 498 N. Main St., just after 1 a.m. Friday. A camera recorded a white male wearing a striped shirt attempting to smash a window. The man may have sped away in a brown Ford Taurus, police said. Anyone with information about the attempted burglary is asked to contact Wilkes-Barre police at 826-8114. • Police cited Jeffrey Warke, 31, of Garfield Street, Nanticoke, and Sarah Findora, 27, of Govier Street, Wilkes-Barre, with retail theft after they allegedly stole food items from Turkey Hill, North Washington Street, on Friday. • Police said Tyrone Lancaster, 29, of Hughes Street, will be cited with harassment after Amanda Jones, of Hughes Street, claimed he shoved her to the floor of a residence on Hughes Street on Thursday. • Police said a female stole clothing from Addiction clothing store at 41 S. Main St. on Friday afternoon. • James Gronski, 57, of 97 Hillside St. reported Friday that several firearms were stolen from his residence. BEAR CREEK TWP. – State police said a 26-year-old woman reported an iPod, purse and a class ring were taken from her Chevrolet Equinox while it was parked at a residence on Woodland Road in the Forest Park development. The theft occurred between 5 p.m. on Sept. 28 and 7:45 a.m. on Sept. 29. The iPod was black with the inscription “I belong to Someone” on the back. The purse was teal and contained a black wallet with a 1st. Financial credit card and Discover card. The ring was the victim’s 2003 high school ring with “Lindsey” and “Band/Art” on the outside. The stone is a yellow/brown Tiger’s Eye. The ring was valued at $130 and the iPod was worth $350. Anyone with information about the reported theft is asked to contact state police in Wyoming at 570 697-2000.
New gauge offers a better measure of the river
bower Kearn, in 2011. Surviving are children, Cynthia Kearn and her children, Robert, Alexandra and Jesse, of Bushkill; and James and Jennifer Kearn and their children, Jacob and Ryan, of Lexington, S.C.; brothers and sisters, Michael Kearn, Hanover Township; Lynda Dunn, Shavertown; Allen Kearn, Dover, Del., and Colleen Kearn, Hanover Township. Funeral will be at the convenience of the family from the Mamary-Durkin Funeral Service, 59 Parrish St., Wilkes-Barre. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Those who desire may give donations to The Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center of New Jersey, Capital Health System, 750 Brunswick Ave., Trenton, NJ 08638. AIMEE DILGER/THE TIMES LEADER
Tim Driscoll, Mark Beaver and Scott Sorber work on a gauge to measure the water levels of the Susquehanna River. The new gauge will be housed at 48 1 ⁄2 feet, 7 feet higher than the old gauge, giving a more accurate reading.
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