Back Mountain, Pennsylvania

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• Come one and all to country craft show
  

  Area shoppers looking for holiday bargains are in luck this weekend. The Wyoming Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross is geared up for its 15th annual craft show.

• Local familya s new digs the perfect place to call home
  

  Steve Phillips had two requirements when he and his wife were looking to buy a home during the past year: It had to be on at least one acre of land, and it had to have a garage.

• Teen Saves Toddler from Fire
  

  First there was a boom, then flames broke out at a mobile home in Luzerne County.

• No tax hike in Kingston Twp.
  

  KINGSTON TWP. The board of supervisors Wednesday approved the first reading of the proposed $2.6 million budget for 2009 that holds the line on taxes.

• Back Mountain Trail gets longer
  

  For Wilkes-Barre resident Richard Achuff, it will allow him the solace for which he's been waiting 30 years.

• County doesna t expect long lines at polls
  

  Luzerne County officials don't expect voters to be waiting in long lines at the polls today.

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  Chris Hackett's hopes to unseat first-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Carney, D-10, rest - at least in part - in the hands of his Back Mountain neighbors.

• Environmental group lauds joint efforts
  

  Cooperation was key to Dallas couple's trail work, Archbald man's career achievements.

• Dogs take center stage this weekend
  

  The popularity of dog shows is on the rise. Among those held in this region, the Bloomsburg Fair Dog Show is not the oldest but is quickly becoming one of the best known.

• Charity cookbook combines family favorites; proceeds to benefit Candya s Place
  

  Christine DeSanto chose a folklore recipe she's been whipping up for 20 years. Nancy Korba uses a variety of ingredients in her special salsa.

• Fair queen, Girl Scouts pay visit to Ba nai Ba rith
  

  Nicole Clemson, the 2008 Luzerne County Fair Queen, recently visited the residents of B'nai B'rith Apartments in Wilkes-Barre. Clemson is a member of Girl Scout Troop 2654 from the Back Mountain and was ...

• Charges added in burglaries
  

  Three people accused in four-month crime spree that took place in three Back Mountain communities.

• Kids can trick or treat safely at Misericordia
  

  Misericordia University is offering a safe Trick-or-Treat Night on its 124-acre Back Mountain campus for young ghouls and their parents from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct.

• Haunted Mansion at the library continues to Oct. 26
  

  The Back Mountain Memorial Library has survived its first weekend of creepy residents in the Haunted Mansion, although a few questionable characters have still been found lurking in the hallways and between ...

• Dallas schools OK new roof, library donation
  

  Board learned fourth-graders scored 97 percent proficient in science. DALLAS TWP.

• Hazleton Area Public Library news
  

  Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, closed Phone: 454-2961 Fax: 454-0630 Web site: www.hazletonlibrary.org OCTOBER WINDOW DISPLAYS Hazleton Area Public ...

• Trying To Cop Some Copper
  

  Halting "progress" was the role of law enforcement in the Back Mountain yesterday afternoon.

• Suspected Theft Ring Busted
  

  Police swarmed one part of the Back Mountain in Luzerne County Wednesday afternoon.

• Motorcycling husband and wife taking long way around world
  

  Imagine casting away all responsibilities, career aspirations and creature comforts to embark on a 10-year motorcycle tour of the world.

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City Description

Back Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is near the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The population was 26,690 at the 2000 census. The name, "Back Mountain" refers to the CDP's location directly behind the Endless Mountains and it is also a general term for the area covered by the towns of Lehman, Harveys Lake, Dallas, a part of Wyoming, West Wyoming, Trucksville and Shavertown (Trucksville and Shavertown both belong to Kingston Township). Each township or borough in the CDP is independently governed. Back Mountain is located at 41°19′13″N, 75°58′22″W (41.320230, -75.972645). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 109.2 square miles (282.8 km²), of which, 107.0 square miles (277.0 km²) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.8 km²) of it (2.05%) is water. It is located directly behind the Endless Mountains of Tunkhannock, PA. As of the census of 2000, there were 26,690 people, 9,267 households, and 6,894 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 249.5 people per square mile (96.3/km²). There were 9,997 housing units at an average density of 93.5/sq mi (36.1/km²). The

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