Lansford

Golden AgersRon Lambet of CARIE was the special guest at the Sept. 21 meeting of the Panther Valley Golden Agers. He explained Medicare Fraud with Questions and Answers. Pamphlets were handed out to the members. Meeting began with a special prayer remembering the tragedy of 9/11.Next meeting will be at 1 p.m. Monday at St. John's Slovak Lutheran Church Social Hall.Borough office newsLansford residents are reminded the yearly sewage transmission fee, billed Feb 15 each year, had the final penalty added to it on Sept. 15 and is $103.50. At the current time about a third of accounts are unpaid. Payments will be accepted until the end of the year; failure to pay a delinquent sewage transmission fee results in water turnoff.At its September meeting borough council voted to seek a junior council person to serve on the board. Junior and senior high school students interested in local government are asked to submit a letter of interest before the next council meeting on Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m.There will be a free electronics recycling event at the Lansford pool parking lot on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon for residents. There is a fee for some items. It will also be a free yard sale day in the borough.For more information about any of these topics, call the borough office at 570-645-3900.Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

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