Jon O'Connell
The Citizens' Voice
Harveys Lake, PA, United States
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NEPA's real estate market is booming, here's why
Billy Nelson expected to take the bus back home to Manhattan a few times a month for work so he sublet a room there. → Read More
W-B developer buys historic Scranton building for $3.3 million
An area real estate developer bought the historic Oppenheim Building in downtown Scranton for $3.3 million. → Read More
Cinemark plans to reopen Montage Mountain theater Friday
The Cinemark movie theater on Montage Mountain announced it would reopen Friday. → Read More
Philly Fed report exposes digital divide for minority, poor and rural communities
Coronavirus and fears of it spreading gave Alvaro Sanchez, author of a new report on broadband availability, some new talking points. As employees across the nation find themselves working remotely, many in low-income, minority and rural neighborhoods wil → Read More
Immigrants in licensed trades have a harder time getting to work
In 2015, Anas Allouz and his family of seven left their home in war-torn Syria for a better life in America. Apart from friends, culture and his language, he left something else behind — his barber certificate. The 24-year-old refugee, who lives in Kingst → Read More
Immigrants in licensed trades have a harder time getting to work
In 2015, Anas Allouz and his family of seven left their home in war-torn Syria for a better life in America. Apart from friends, culture and his language, he left something else behind — his barber certificate. The 24-year-old refugee, who lives in Kingst → Read More
Someday we'll never touch cash anymore, just not quite yet
SCRANTON — Blake Hammert doesn’t think he uses Venmo that often — maybe a couple of times a week, he says. The digital money exchange platform for mobile devices is part of a glacial shift toward a cashless economy, bankers say. And while it leads the pac → Read More
Someday we'll never touch cash anymore, just not quite yet
SCRANTON — Blake Hammert doesn’t think he uses Venmo that often — maybe a couple of times a week, he says. The digital money exchange platform for mobile devices is part of a glacial shift toward a cashless economy, bankers say. And while it leads the pac → Read More
We’ve got an unfunded federal mandate to fix stormwater, what now?
As municipalities bump and stumble over how to satisfy the new rules for managing stormwater, and explore ways to pay for it, one thing stands out — there’s no turnkey solution. Towns across the country will have to come up with highly specific plans, und → Read More
Allergy season will be rough in NEPA
Allergy sufferers in Northeast Pennsylvania could have a rough road ahead. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton metro jumped to eighth place in the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s 2019 Spring Allergy Capitals list, suggesting conditions are prime → Read More
Allergy season will be rough in NEPA
Allergy sufferers in Northeast Pennsylvania could have a rough road ahead. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton metro jumped to eighth place in the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s 2019 Spring Allergy Capitals list, suggesting conditions are prime → Read More
Are you sipping spiked seltzer this summer?
The fad began as a curious trickle, but this year, beer distributors and grocers are gearing up. They expect it to bubble over in a torrent. Spiked seltzer — fizzy, flavored water infused with booze — first appeared about three years ago. But sales explod → Read More
Are you sipping spiked seltzer this summer?
The fad began as a curious trickle, but this year, beer distributors and grocers are gearing up. They expect it to bubble over in a torrent. Spiked seltzer — fizzy, flavored water infused with booze — first appeared about three years ago. But sales explod → Read More
Suit: Employee fired for medical marijuana use
A health system worker cleared by her doctor to use cannabis says she was fired because of it, and now she wants recourse. Pamela Palmiter is suing Commonwealth Health, its two Scranton hospitals and its doctor network, Physicians Health Alliance, for vio → Read More
Suit: Employee fired for medical marijuana use
A health system worker cleared by her doctor to use cannabis says she was fired because of it, and now she wants recourse. Pamela Palmiter is suing Commonwealth Health, its two Scranton hospitals and its doctor network, Physicians Health Alliance, for vio → Read More
One hurt, buildings destroyed in Carbondale fire
CARBONDALE — The size and age of two buildings made fighting a devastating blaze Sunday morning more complicated, city Fire Chief Chris Pezak said. The fire at North Church Street and Salem Avenue, which injured one person and displaced about 12 people, b → Read More
Unemployment sinks even farther, but that could be subject to change
Tuesday’s regional jobs reports look a little wonky. One state analyst cautioned about putting too much faith in the half-point drop in unemployment for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton metro area from December to January because the Department of Labor → Read More
Unemployment sinks even farther, but that could be subject to change
Tuesday’s regional jobs reports look a little wonky. One state analyst cautioned about putting too much faith in the half-point drop in unemployment for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton metro area from December to January because the Department of Labor → Read More
Ski areas flying high as season wraps
Montage Mountain, and most ski areas for that matter, makes a promise to season pass holders — they’ll get at least 100 days of fun in the snow or a discount next year. Montage is making good on that promise this weekend when it marks 100 season days Sund → Read More
Ski areas flying high as season wraps
Montage Mountain, and most ski areas for that matter, makes a promise to season pass holders — they’ll get at least 100 days of fun in the snow or a discount next year. Montage is making good on that promise this weekend when it marks 100 season days Sund → Read More