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WILKES-BARRE
Machete attack probed
Police continue the investigation of a brutal assault involving a 14-year-old boy whose hand was nearly severed by a machete outside Wilkes-Barre Area’s GAR High School.
No charges have been filed.
Police said the boy, a ninth-grader, was assaulted during a large fight at South Grant and Lehigh streets, across the street from the high school, after school was dismissed on Thursday.
GAR students said the machete attack occurred during a planned fight between students of African-American and Dominican heritage.
WILKES-BARRE
Crime Watch meetings set
The Wilkes-Barre Crime Watch will hold meetings throughout this week, volunteer crime watch chief Charlotte Raup said.
On Wednesday, Central City Crime Watch meets at 6:30 p.m. at Provincial Tower, 34 S. Main St.
On Thursday, the South View High Rise meets at 2 p.m. at South View Manor, 60 Monroe St. and the Parsons group meets at 7 p.m. at the Primitive Methodist Church, 193 Austin Ave.
WILKES-BARRE
SA luncheon is set
The Salvation Army’s annual Volunteer Appreciation luncheon will be held Wednesday at noon. The luncheon is for volunteers who helped during the Christmas holiday.
In 2011, volunteers gave more than 7,000 hours during the holiday season.
WILKES-BARRE
Check trial in March
The trial of a Shickshinny woman charged with altering a check used to pay a sewer bill will begin on March 19.
Senior Judge Kenneth Brown said the trial of Diane Noss, 52, will begin at 9 a.m. with jury selection. The trial had previously been continued at the request of prosecutors because a witness was not available this week.
Noss is the wife of Shickshinny Councilman Barry Noss Sr., who is also a board member on the Shickshinny Sewer Authority. Prosecutors say Diane Noss altered a $60 check to pay her sewer bill in September 2009, according to court records.
University getting $2M
Bloomsburg University officials have announced a $2 million commitment to the Bloomsburg University Foundation by philanthropist Susan McDowell of Selinsgrove. The gift, the largest in the history of the BU Foundation, was given in support of the College of Education to establish the McDowell Institute for Teacher Excellence in Positive Behavior Support.
The McDowell gift is the second multimillion-dollar one to the foundation. Last year alumni Terry and JoAnn Zeigler contributed $1.67 million to establish the Zeigler Institute for Professional Development within the College of Business.
Wilkes center opening
Wilkes University will hold a grand opening for its new Pocono center at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The event will kick off with a ribbon cutting.
Wilkes University’s Pocono site, at The Shoppes at Crossroads on Route 611 in Bartonsville, Monroe County, allows adults to complete their degrees in the Poconos.
Programs include a master of business administration and an accelerated bachelor of business administration program. Additional program offerings will be added in the coming year.
