Luzerne NewsLocal news for Luzerne, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Megan's Law Violater Arrested in Luzerne Co.- July 8, 2008 HARVEY'S LAKE, LUZERNE COUNTY- Police credit neighbors with helping them catch an alleged sexual predator.http://www.topix.net/city/luzerne-pa/2008/07/megans-law-violater-arrested-in-luzerne-co?fr... Lawmakers see opportunity to fix infrastructure woes- July 6, 2008 The tentative budget deal between Gov. Ed Rendell and state lawmakers calls for borrowing about $2.5 billion for water and sewer projects, bridge repairs and other infrastructure projects.That includes $500 million for the administration's alternative energy initiatives.Experts welcomed the fresh infusion of cash, saying it would help pay for badly needed and sometimes long-delayed repairs. But they also stressed the money would only begin chipping away at a massive backlog of projects.http://www.topix.net/city/luzerne-pa/2008/07/lawmakers-see-opportunity-to-fix-infrastructu... Votes near on $800 million for water, sewer projects- July 4, 2008 Legislation that would authorize $800 million in borrowing for municipal water and sewer projects was advanced by the state House on Thursday.A final House vote on the proposal, which originated in the Senate, could come as soon as today. But because the bill was amended to include $35 million to repair ''high-hazard dams,'' it must return to the Senate for further action.The plan sponsored by Sen. Jane Earll, R-Erie, would pay off the borrowing through slot machine gambling revenue. The money..http://www.topix.net/city/luzerne-pa/2008/07/votes-near-on-800-million-for-water-sewer-pro... What To Do With Juvie Offenders in Luzerne Co.- July 2, 2008 As the Luzerne County commissioners prepare to meet this afternoon to kick around a plan to lease 12 beds..as needed... at the Pennsylvania Child Care Juvenile Detention Center in Pittston ...http://www.topix.net/city/luzerne-pa/2008/07/what-to-do-with-juvie-offenders-in-luzerne-co... Rendell Nominates Musto To Luzerne Co. Bench- July 1, 2008 Attorney Joseph Musto may be the man who fills a space on the Luzerne County bench vacated by Judge Michael Conahan.http://www.topix.net/city/luzerne-pa/2008/07/rendell-nominates-musto-to-luzerne-co-bench?f... Luzerne Co. Detention Ctr. Mtg.- July 1, 2008 There were plans to reserve twelve beds at the PA child care facility in Pittston Township.http://www.topix.net/city/luzerne-pa/2008/06/luzerne-co-detention-ctr-mtg?fromrss=1 Fight over uninsured may shutter Pa. agency- July 1, 2008 An agency that monitors the cost and quality of Pennsylvania's health care system may be forced to close its doors as a casualty of a wider political battle over covering the uninsured.http://www.topix.net/city/luzerne-pa/2008/06/fight-over-uninsured-may-shutter-pa-agency?fr... |