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Virginia Thomas

OBITUARY

Virginia Thomas, Lake Ariel, formerly of Newton Twp., died Wednesday evening at the Regional Hospital in Scranton. She was the widow of Charles Thomas who died in 2013.

Born in Newton Twp., she was the daughter of the late Frank and Francis Hunt Richards. She was a caring person who was considered a good friend by those who knew her. She was a loving mom who will be deeply missed.

Surviving is a son, Richard Lewert, Eynon; two daughters, Karen Lewert, Archbald and Kathy Agostini, Old Forge; and two stepdaughters, Tina Lysak and Tammy Motovidlak.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday at 5 pm at Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Friends may pay their respects from 4 pm until the time of the service.

Virginia Thomas

June 24, 2026

Residents of an Arlington community are banding together to help each other in the wake of a string of vandalism. The neighborhood of Arlington Mill in southwest Arlington has been targeted for the last week, and nearly three dozen cars have had their windows smashed out, county police said.

Residents say they’re frustrated, frightened and aggravated that no one has been caught.

Evidence of the damage is everywhere in the neighborhood, with glass all over the road and in the grass. So many cars have been damaged that workers from a local auto glass repair shop came through the neighborhood and stuck their business cards under windshield wipers.

“It’s just frustrating,” Jose Santos said.

He parks his car in a lot where multiple cars have had their windows smashed out.

“They put up signs inside all the buildings, right now, trying to tell people, ‘Hey, leave your belongings at home,’” Santos said.

Police say the first calls came in last week, reporting multiple windows smashed in Arlington Mill, up and down the intersection of 7th Road S. and S. Florida Street.

Then even more cars were damaged late Sunday into Monday.

One witness saw three males and guessed they were between 18 and 24 years old.

Arlington County police say they’ve increased patrols in the neighborhood.

“We’ve had three incidents in the Arlington Mill neighborhood over about the last week, in which suspects broke the windows to about 35 vehicles parked in the neighborhood,” Ashley Savage of the Arlington County Police Department said.

Police say it doesn’t appear anything valuable has been stolen from the cars, but the peace of mind that’s been taken from Arlington Mill is invaluable, and nearly three dozen people have car windows to replace.