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During my time at the paper, I had an opportunity to connect with some wonderful people like the guys from The Pace Setters. They were wonderful people. They would bring news items to me when I was working at the paper. They love basketball. I often see Ron Ulias at book sales. They did this […]
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A number of important people have walked through the front door of the Dunmore home of Guy and Marie Valvano over the years, but none more prominent than the late Brooks Robinson. The retired Baltimore Orioles third baseman, accompanied by his widowed mother, spent a few hours mingling with the guests on Thursday evening, November […]
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The Chic Feldman Foundation, which made substantial financial contributions to numerous Scranton-area organizations during its existence, disbanded in 1999 after inducting its final Scranton-Area Sports Hall of Fame class. The highlight of the 25th anniversary dinner on April 25 at Genetti Manor in Dickson City was the unveiling of a plaque listing the names of […]
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Dunmore, at that time rated either the second or third largest borough in the state in terms of population, celebrated its centennial in 1962, and it seemed like every person in town became an important part of the festivities. I happened to be named to the press committee, and with it came an obligation to write […]
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Probably my toughest assignments at the newspaper were covering Scranton’s minor league baseball team from May through August in 1950 and the football ‘doubleheaders’ that were scheduled on Thanksgiving Day. in baseball, I would fill in for Jimmy Calpin on days he was not scheduled to work. The official scorer was Joe M. Butler, sports editor […]
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Before starting my duties as a copy boy, I had made numerous visits to the second floor of the building in the 300 block of North Washington Avenue in Scranton, providing information about the baseball and basketball leagues I was operating. At the time, I didn’t realize the lack of sufficient space usually required to […]