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Kingston Council meets tonight at 7 p.m.

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Luzerne County addressing parkade tower work and wrapping up courthouse restoration

<p>LAKE TWP. &#8212; A man was killed when a tree he was cutting fell striking his head and back on Sunday, state police at Wyoming said.</p><p>State police said Robert E. Lee, 67, of Meeker Outlet Road, was using a chainsaw to cut a large tree on his property. Lee made a notch on one side of the tree and noticed the tree was a little off, state police said.</p><p>State police said Lee went to the other side of the tree and was about to make another notch when it fell on top of him.</p><p>Timothy Weaver, 54, of Dallas, who was helping Lee, called 911.</p><p>Lee was pronounced dead at the scene.</p><style>
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Man killed by fallen tree in Back Mountain