Hot (Air) Ticket

Post-holiday blues got you down? Well, we’ve got something to cheer you *ahem* up. On January 7,  1785, Frenchman Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American John Jeffries were the first to cross the English channel in a gas balloon. At the time, hot air balloons were the only way to fly … literally! The inaugural manned balloon flight had occurred…

We’re Back (By Popular Demand)

We’ve been busy here getting back into the swing of things. Most importantly, you’ll find our first issue of 2014 on stands now (having trouble finding a vendor where you live? Give us a call). And, a little more sadly, we’re back to our non-holiday lives. The silver lining, however, is this: we’ve completely resumed…

A Near Mix

A few of us here at Paper Shop were pretty excited about being plunged into antiquity last night – 1922, to be exact. If you’re a fan of PBS’s Downton Abbey, you’re in good company; a number of us in this office tune in every Sunday night. One of the rather interesting themes going into…

The weather outside …

… isn’t frightful. Well, not yet, at least. But it does seem as if we’ll be kicking off 2014 with some snow. And this, of course, will necessitate snow removal. It’s no secret that we’ve got lots of ads for plows and other snow removal equipment. And if you’ve found yourself looking for a way to…

New Year’s Eve

365 days. 246 blog posts. Fifty-one issues. Fifty-two radio broadcasts. Thousands of ads and hundreds of new advertisers. We’ve been pretty busy – it was one heck of a year! 2013 was not only our 45th year in business, it was also the year that brought completely free advertising – as of November 26, 2013…

LACKAWANNA TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL

Lackawanna Trail Friends of Rachel held a lantern release after the annual band concert on Monday night December 16. You could buy a lantern and attach your wish, hope, or dreams for 2014 the release them into the cool night.   Alyssa Walker releases her lantern at Friends of Rachel “Be the Light Night” held…

Lost & Found

Remember Waldo? Sure, it was fun to hunt him down in the crowd. Sometimes a challenge is fun. But sometimes? It’s as frustrating as can be. While we’re very proud of our website and we’re delighted to make every single ad available for free, we understand that some folks like to get themselves a hard…

WEST SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOL

West Scranton’s School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Program Honors the December Students of the Month Eleventh graders Aaron Denicola and Rebecca Freeman were chosen as the Students of the Month at West Scranton High School for December 2013.  One girl and one boy are selected each month from names submitted by teachers and staff as part of West Scranton’s…