D’Alessandro wins piano competition

WEST PITTSTON — Dominick Cristofori D’Alessandro, West Pittston, won first place in the Anne Vanko Liva Piano Competition, sponsored by Northeast Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association. The competition was held June 4.

D’Alessandro began his musical studies under the supervision of his mother and piano teacher Cynthia Stuccio D’Alessandro. He is the son of Cynthia and Joseph A. D’Alessandro.

He is a 2017 graduate of Wyoming Seminary. He received the school’s Charles B. Kanarr Award for excellence in music during its 173rd Commencement. He was inducted into Cum Laude Society, the academic honor society for independent schools, in fall 2016. He was named to Wyoming Seminary’s deans list with high honors for his senior year.

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D’Alessandro was the recipient of the Marion Munson Music Scholarship Award from the Mozart Club of Wilkes-Barre NFMC/PFMC, and a scholarship from the Northeast Chapter of Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association.

He will begin his studies in piano performance at The Catholic University of America in Washington this fall.

Greater Pittston students participate in art exhibit

NANTICOKE — Luzerne County Community College recently held its annual Student Art Exhibit at the college’s Shulman Gallery. The exhibit featured work in multiple mediums by LCCC art students.

Those featured included Richelle Fountain, Exeter; Richard Hudman, West Pittston; Claire Newhart, West Pittston and Saray Sabatelli, Exeter.

Voitek named to dean’s list

BALTIMORE, M.D. — Zachary Voitek, a member of the class of 2019 from West Pittston, has been named to the spring 2017 dean’s list at Loyola University Maryland.

Polit-Moran earns Bachelor of Science degree

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Salvatore Polit-Moran, of West Pittston, graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in networking and systems administration.

Luzerne County Community College announces academic achievements

NANTICOKE — The following Greater Pittston area students have earned recognition for outstanding academic achievement during the spring 2017 semester.

Students earning presidents list honors include Sean Andress, West Pittston; Erin Baltusavich, West Wyoming; Lauren Bernardi, Pittston; David Ecklund, Avoca; Briana Eipper, Exeter; Jordan Fritz, Avoca; Gabrielle Gashi, Avoca; Nicholas Hromek, Pittston; James Kearney, Exeter; Sarah Matalonis, Pittston Township; Leah Nelson, Wyoming; Kathleen Rafalko, Pittston; Lauren Robbins, Pittston; Brianna Romiski, Exeter; Blaise Stalk, Pittston; Amanda Tejada, Wyoming; Breanna Vosburg, Avoca; and Sandra Wallace, West Pittston.

Students earning dean’s list honors include Kaila Adams, Avoca; Brian Baldwin, Wyoming; Amber Billotti, Exeter; Rainy Ann Boyle, Pittston; Ali Brady, Avoca; Justin Coe, Pittston; Anthony Cotto, Pittston; Nicole Dale, Avoca; Casey Deaton, Pittston; David DeMola, Pittston; Alexander Dolan, West Wyoming; Brianna Dugas, Wyoming; Carly Filipski, Pittston; Amanda Gallagher, Wyoming; Rachel Graham, West Pittston; Robin Gutowski, Exeter; John Hall, Exeter; Cameron Ianniccari, Avoca; Ian Joseph, Exeter; Lisa Karp, Duryea; Katie Kelly, Pittston; Grace Kinney, Wyoming; Dillon Latona, Exeter; Alexa Menichelli, Pittston; Abbigail Menichini, Avoca; Tyler Mitchell, Exeter; Jake Moyer, West Pittston; Johnathan Myrkalo, Pittston; Adam Nicholas, West Wyoming; Sara O’Hop, Pittston Township; Cathleen Palmer, Exeter; Reiley Paulewicz, West Pittston; Kevin Peters, Pittston; Roberta Pocceschi, Pittston Township; Matthew Ramos, Dupont; Saray Sabatelli, Exeter; Nicole Schuster, Pittston; Marina Sell, Pittston; Nicholas Shedlock, West Pittston; Frederick Smith, Wyoming; Jillena Smith, Laflin; Andrew Stuccio, Pittston; Stephanie Swartz, West Pittston; Katie Sweet, Duryea; Hannah Troy, Wyoming; Michael Twardowski, Pittston; Trevor Urruti, Pittston; Ronald Vomero, West Wyoming; Sean Wagner, Avoca; Brenda Walsh, Dupont and Cierra Yonchik, Wyoming.

Students on the honors list include Samantha Banellis, Pittston; Elizabeth Bienia, Exeter; Alexander Carroll, West Pittston; Brielle Culp, Pittston; Eric Curtis, Dupont; Jordan Dickson, Avoca; Kayli Drager, Pittston; Mia FinanCain, Duryea; James Galonis, Pittston; William Golembeski, Pittston Township; Nicholas Granteed, West Wyoming; Ryan Gruttadauria, Duryea; Curt Heitmeyer, Exeter; Anthony Karsko, Wyoming; Diane Kleynowski, Pittston Township; Christopher Kosakowski, West Pittston; Destinee Ktytor, Harding; Bernard Kurtinitis, Pittston; Stefani Lasher, West Pittston; Brandon MacRae, Duryea; John Marianacci, Wyoming; Jared McGrath, Wyoming; Anne Murdoch, Avoca; Gregory Navestad, Wyoming; Aaron Pepe, Pittston; Elizabeth Rafalko, Dupont; Charles Ross, Pittston; Nicole Scorey, Pittston Township; Heather Segal, Avoca; Edward Shannon, Avoca; Shaun Vazquez, Exeter; Najmah Walker, Avoca; Paula Rose Wasluck, Wyoming and Jessica Wolfe, Exeter.

Happy birthday

Michael English, Pittston Township’s poet, will celebrate his 50th birthday on Monday, July 24.

A resident of the Cork Lane section, Michael has celebrated the half-century mark during the entire month of July. A surprise party in his honor was held at Colarusso’s Cafe in Avoca.

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