Adam Olexy Sr.

Shickshinny May Get Warrants To Do Flood-plain Checks 
Under Orders From Fema, The Borough Has To Get Seven Homes, Two Businesses And 
A Shopping 
Center Into Compliance With 
Regulations Or Risk Losing 
Federal Flood Insurance

Friday, December 11, 1992 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 





Local news copy editor Tom Mooney says a lot -- a real lot -- of stories
are coming over with neighborhoods or sections of towns given as datelines or
addressesI asked him to provide me a short list of commonly mistaken place
names. As you'll see below, he went a bit further than that. Certainly, the
first part of this memo is pretty useful. The last part may or may not be, but
it's definitely interesting. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Here are some of the non-places turning up: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lyndwood, Buttonwood, Newtown, Hanover Green, Askam, Lower Askam, Dundee,
Breslau, Lee Park, Preston, Marion Terrace -- all these should get Hanover
Township datelines. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Alden, Glen Lyon, Sheatown, Wanamie -- all in Newport Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Parsons, Miners Mills, North End, Rolling MIll HIll, the Heights, East End,
South Wilkes-Barre, Iron Triangle, Central City, Mayflower, Brookside, Goose
Island -- all in Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Inkerman, Sebastopol, Port Blanchard, Old Boston -- all in Jenkins
Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Trailwood -- Bear Creek Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 IndianLake -- Buck Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Westmoor, Dorranceton, Green Acres -- all in Kingston. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Trucksville, Shavertown, Carverton -- all in Kingston Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Plainsville, Hudson, Irshtown, Fox Hill -- all in Plains Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 West Nanticoke, Tilbury -- Plymouth Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Georgetown -- Wilkes-Barre Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Honey Pot, Hanover (not the township) -- all in Nanticoke. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Glendale -- Pittston Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Harding, Falls -- Exeter Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Idetown, Fernbrook -- Dallas Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Chase -- Jackson Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Shawanese, Sandy Beach, Wardan Place, Sunset -- all in Harveys lake. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Laketon -- Lake Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Sweet Valley -- Ross Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Orange -- Franklin Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Lake Silkworth -- Lehman Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Hunlock Creek -- Hunlock Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mocanaqua, Pond HIll, Wapwallopen -- all in Conynghan Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Drums -- Butler Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Blytheburn -- Rice Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Glen Summit -- Fairview Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Crestwood Industrial Park, Albert's Corners -- Wright Townshp. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A few intersections are so busy they have developed place names. Kingston
Corners, in Kingston; Public Square, in Wilkes-Barre; and the Crossroads, in
Hanover Township, are the most prominent. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Here are some other things to keep in mind about locations: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 People sometimes give their postal addresses as their home addresses. So a
person from Hanover Township may say he lives in Wilkes-Barre or Ashley
because that's the address the post office enforces on his mail, Hanover
Township not having a post office. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Some people give the general area, such as Mountaintop, instead of a
political subdivision. Actually Mountaintop is anywhere from two to six
communities up in the mountains south of Wilkes-Barre. It includes Fairview
and Wright Townships, at the very least. Some people also include Rice
Township, Dorrance Township, and even Slocum Township and the borough of
Nuangola. The Back Mountain is a general area including Kingston Township,
Jackson Township, Dallas Township, the borough of Dallas, Lehman Township,
Franklin Township, the borough of Harveys Lake and Lake Township. Some people
throw in a few more, such as Franklin Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Some give the name of the nearest larger municipality. A person may say he
lives in Pittston when what he means is he lives five miles away in sparsely
populated Pittston Township. Lots of people say they live at Bear Creek, when
actually they live beyond Bear Creek Township in Buck Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Occasionally a natural feature is used in place of an address, such as
Pringle Hill for Pringle or Courtdale. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 There are a few absurdities. Hanover Street is in Wilkes-Barre, while
Wilkes-Barre Street is in Hanover Township. Plymouth Street is in
Edwardsville, while there is a Luzerne Street in Wilkes-Barre and a Luzerne
Avenue in West Pittston. Bear Creek Boulevard is in Plains Township. There's a
section of Nanticoke called Hanover and a section of Plymouth Township called
West Nanticoke. Half of the so-called Forty Fort Airport is in Qyoming. The
local international airport, sometimes called the Avoca Airport, is only
slightly in Avoca; most of it is in Pittston Township. The State Correctional
Institution at Dallas is nowhere near Dallas; it's in Jackson Townshp. Wyoming
Area High School is in Exeter, while Pittston Area High School is in
Yatesville. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Borders can be strange. Wilkes-Barre extends across the Susquehanna River,
taking in the 109th Armoty -- which most people confidently (and incorrectly)
believe is in Kingston. The border between Kingston and Edwardsville runs down
the middle of a street. Even the police are sometimes uncertain where to find
the borders in the vicinity of Wyoming Valley Mall, where Wilkes-Barre
Township, the city of Wilkes-Barre and Plains Township all come together. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Times Leader &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A Matter of Style &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 (1st installment) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 By Cliff Strunk and Neil White &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Forty Fort is NOT hyphenated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Northeastern Pa. (not lower case) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre (not Wilkes-Barre Mercy Hospital) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 District Justice Paul Roberts of Kingston (Not Kingston District
Justice...why?...because DJs are responsible for several municipalities...) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Cross-Valley Expressway (Is hyphenated) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Spell our percent , and always use numbers. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Times Leader &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A Matter of Style &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 (2nd installment) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dept. of Redundancy Department... Strangled, NOT strangled to death.
Drowned, NOT drowned to death, etc. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wilkes-Barre General Hospital (Not General Hospital) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Teenager (Not teen-ager...forget AP on this one) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Titles... don't capitalize unless name attached &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Harveys Lake (Not Harvey's Lake) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 All right (not alright) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Accommodate (Two m's) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Commitment &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Judgment (not judgement) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Abbreviations or alphabet soup: If it's a story about the Lower Lackawanna
Sanitary Authority, DO NOT call it LLVSA. On second, third and subsequent
references all is the authority or the sewer facility or the sanitary plant,
etc. But DON'T USE abbreviations unless it's the FBI or CIA or US or some VERY
well known entity. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 (Spell out United States when a noun. Use U.S. when an adjective.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Times Leader &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A Matter of Style &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 3rd installment) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 A sensitive topic: Our style in stories concerning abortion is
anti-abortionists and abortion rights advocates &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 . Do NOT use pro-life, pro-lifers, pro-choice or pro-choice advocates. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Realtor is a registered designation for real estate agents who earn a
specific kind of certification. The world realtor cannot be used
interchangeable with real estate agent, salesman or broker. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TO: CITY DESK AND COPY DESK &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 FROM: Cliff &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Assorted things &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 July 6 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 SPELLING... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It's Frances Closum State Park...not Francis. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 It's Ed Lukas, Red Cross disaster chairman...not Ed Lucas. (There are many
strange ethnic spellings in our area. Ask first -- Don't ASSume anything.) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 CUTLINES... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 I'm really getting tired of reading cutlines pockmarked by "Above, below,
first at left, at top" when you'd have to an idiot not to figure out who is
who in some photos. Yes, we want to make things easy for our readers, but
stating the obvious is a waste ov everyone's time. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Also, you guys need to make more of an effort to WRITE our cutlines and not
just TYPE them. Generally, they are poorly written. These should be concise,
mini-stories well-told in one or two sentences. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 NEWS PHOTOS... &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Some recent events are compelling me to re-invoke a standing policy:
Breaking news photos must run in the paper on deadline. Period. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Her's a list of answers to some of hte most frequent style questions that
pop up for Times Leader reporters and editors. The answers were derived from
both the Associated Press Stylebook and the style policy that has evolved for
the paper over the years. There are differences between the two sources. AP,
for example, hyphenates teen-ager; AP does not. While The Times Leader doesn't
yet have its own stylebook, this list should provide a fairly comprehensive
guide of which way to turn when questions arise. In addition to this list,
eporters and editors should try to skim "The Word" by the AP and Strunk and
White's handbook once every six months to keep their grammatical and style
skills sharp. In any case, here we go: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Firsts and lasts: Never call something the "first annual"; it's only annual
after it's been held more than once; likewise, don't write Easter Sunday --
since Easter always falls on a Sunday this would be redundant. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Addresses: Boulevard -- abbreviate only with a numbered address; abbreviate
avenue and street when used with a specific address, i.e., 1313 Mockingbird
St.; never abbreviate road, route, lane, or other stretches of pavement. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Ages, measures: Always use numerals except at the beginning of sentencesa;
"The girl is 5 years old."; "Five-year-old Jennifer Friedland likes
lollipops."; also, hyphenate ages when used as a compound modifier: "The
12-year-old likes Madonna."; otherwise, "The verbose columnist is 39 years
old." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Because and since: Use because to denote a specific cause-effect
relationship: "He went because he was told."; Since is acceptabel in a casual
sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was
not its direct cause: "He went to the game since he had been given the
tickets." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Cities and towns: Use the state after the town unless it's well-known to
our readers: Such as Jim Thorpe or Chicago; otherwise, run the abbreviated
name of the state after the town: Asbury Park, N.J. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Company names: Use Co., Corp. and Inc. abbreviations following formal names
of firms. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Soggy spirits: Only stype slackards would use, "The rain failed to dampen
the spirits of...."; in fact, the weather should only be mentioned in the lede
if it had a major impact on the event. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Following are some other words and phrases from the minefield of problems
that style-conscious jounalists must negotiate. Those preceded by a * are
among the most frequent -- and tricky -- curveballs: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 accommodate, not accomodate &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 * adviser, not advisor aid is assistance; aide is an assistant airtight is
one word &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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Local News Copy Editor Tom Mooney Says A Lot -- A Real Lot -- Of Stories Are 
Coming Over With Neighborhoods Or Sections Of Towns Given As Datelines Or 
Addresses.

Local News Copy Editor Tom Mooney Says A Lot -- A Real Lot -- Of Stories Are Coming Over With Neighborhoods Or Sections Of Towns Given As Datelines Or Addresses.