Jennifer Learn-Andes

Luzerne County Grant Writer Michele Sparich has reached the county home rule charter’s 90-day limit to serve as temporary operational services division head, prompting county Manager Romilda Crocamo to provide two options to council until the position is permanently filled.

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo issued a lengthy statement Wednesday in response to funeral director complaints raised at the previous evening’s county council meeting over her appointment of Dion E. Fernandes as the new county coroner.

At Nanticoke’s request, several Luzerne County officials recently met with city leaders to discuss the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge replacement project, county Manager Romilda Crocamo said Wednesday.

Accompanied by five other funeral directors, Thomas Wiedlich told Luzerne County Council Tuesday he does not believe proper vetting was performed before last week’s hiring of Dion E. Fernandes as the county’s new coroner.

Approximately 30 citizens appeared at Tuesday’s Luzerne County’s Flood Protection Authority meeting — most objecting to its leasing of unused space in the authority’s Forty Fort headquarters to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission finished reviewing more than half of the home rule charter sections in the last 30 days, Chairman Ted Ritsick noted at the conclusion of Monday’s meeting.

Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on retaining the Pennsylvania Economy League to prepare a new five-year financial and strategic plan.

The approximately 15,000 Luzerne County voters who have submitted applications requesting May 20 primary election mail ballots to date should start receiving them in the coming days because they were issued last week, said county Election Director Emily Cook.

Dion E. Fernandes has been hired as Luzerne County’s new coroner, county Manager Romilda Crocamo announced Friday.