STATEN ISLAND SCOOPS

News from the hometown of the Staten Island Yankees...

A small plane made an emergency landing in a landfill:

The large ad it was carrying was seen scattered in a strip of trees nearby the site. It originally read, "If you died today, would you go to heaven or hell? John 4:16"

A 17-year old boy was arrested for terrorism at an Apple Store:

Barry told police he was only joking when he typed the letter under a friend's dad's name Monday and left it on the screen at the Apple store at the Staten Island Mall.

"I have threatened your store and all its employees with a bloody death ... whoever the crew maybe working, or the innocent citizens that walk in ... will be eliminated with the force of a ... bomb loaded with C4, strapped to my chest," the letter said, according to prosecutors.

A cabaret at a hotel chain will present impersonators of dead celebrities:

Frank, Dino and Sammy never could keep their paws off the ladies. Expect no less when Sinatra, Martin and Davis Jr. swing into Staten Island for some lovin’.

OK, well not in the flesh, but Lorenzo’s Cabaret in the Hilton Garden Inn is promising damn good impersonations of the iconic entertainers. The New York Rat Pack lands here Jan. 22... with an act that wraps the audience into the action, launching a new cabaret season at the Bloomfield hotel.

THE SCRANTON/W-B SKINNY

News from the home of the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees...

• Some famous Scranton ladies (pictured at right) plan a community theater production of the notorious television shocker The View:

"I'm definitely looking forward to joining the crew for a fun night," said Froggy 101's Selena, who will be joined by The Times-Tribune's Lifestyles reporter Patrice Wilding, WNEP-TV's Laurie LaMaster, restaurateur Brenda Bistocchi, and Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds Evie Rafalko McNulty.

• Some judge will decide whether Scranton teens (not pictured at right) should be killed for sexting:

The three teenage girls and their parents brought the case to federal court after the Wyoming County district attorney, George Skumanick Jr., threatened to charge them with child pornography if they did not attend an after-school course and write an essay on why "sexting" is wrong.

• Some newspaper in Wilkes-Barre joins other newspapers around America in piling an insane amount of work on two remaining employees:

Rachel Pugh, 32, the general manager of The Weekender, has been named vice president of marketing for the publishing company. She will continue her duties at the weekly entertainment newspaper.

Shelley McCann, 32, has been named production director. In her new duty, she will be responsible for all the manufacturing, facilities and commercial operations of the company, which publishes The Times Leader, The Times Leader Scranton Edition and several weeklies.

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“Rachel Pugh and Shelley McCann are doing the work of several persons and doing it single-handedly,” said Richard L. Connor, editor, publisher and CEO of the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Co. “They are not just terrific leaders. They are good people, dedicated, and loyal to our employees, our customers, our industry and our community.