BLAIRSTOWN — A representative from the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania will lead a free seminar on Building Better Credit at First Hope Bank’s Blairstown office April 8 from 6-7 p.m.

A sour economy and advances in technology have led to a rise in identity thefts, according to representatives from the state attorney general's Bureau of Consumer Protection and Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania. Last year,

BLAIRSTOWN — A representative from the Consumer Credit Counseling Service (CCCS) of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Inc., will lead a free seminar on “Building Better Credit” at First Hope Bank’s Blairstown office on Route 94 on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 12-1 p.m....