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Suarez’s Scoreless Effort, Timely Offense Leads Ponies to Win in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (14-9, 49-41) defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 2-1, in a tight battle on Thursday night at The Diamond. Joander Suarez (5-5) earned the win and tossed five scoreless innings with three strikeouts, while allowing three hits and two walks. In the top...
RECIPES OF THE REGION: Polish pickles fresh from garden bring history and heritage to NEPA
For Colette Hughes, her garden serves as a living memory of her aunt and her mother, both fervent gardeners. Now, it’s a testament to her family, spending hours gardening with her husband, John, and her children. Colette and John have been gardening for as long as they have been...
Nancy Bennett
Nancy Jayne Bennett, 85, formerly of Laceyville, went to her heavenly home on Friday, July 19, 2024 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She was born in Sayre on May 19, 1939 to Fred A. and Susie (Waterman) Jayne. Nancy married her high school sweetheart, Richard (Dick) Calvin Bennett,...
Dietrich open mic night to feature the Corbys
Open mic night is back at the Dietrich Theater in downtown Tunkhannock and open to audiences and performers of all ages. Musicians, poets, comedians and performers of all types are invited to share their talents on the Dietrich stage. This month’s headliner is Tunkhannock’s own Kristyn and Reed Corby.
Nesquehoning rallies to raise funds for Go Joe 27 tour
It was a day of coming together for a good cause. On Wednesday, hundreds of residents from around the area gathered outside Narrow Valley Sportsplex in Nesquehoning to welcome WNEP meteorologist Joe Snedeker on his next leg of Go Joe 27, a bicycle fundraiser he completes to raise money for the St. Joseph’s Center in Scranton. The center serves people who are diagnosed with intellectual disability and those who seek pregnancy support, adoption assistance, outpatient therapy or medical day care services.
The Wayne County Fair 4-H, FFA Junior Livestock Sale is one of the biggest in the state
The Wayne County Fair, in its 162-year history, has been synonymous with promotion of this county's long agricultural heritage, the displays of livestock remaining a popular attraction. The presence of 4-H and FFA is strong, with young people bringing farm animals they have raised for showing and auctioning on the last day of the fair.
WCDO NEWS FRIDAY 7-26-24
41 year old Willis Bickham Jr, of Binghamton, was found guilty of 1st Degree Rape, forcible touching and endangering the welfare of a child by a Broome County Jury Thursday. On June 24, 2023, Bickham Jr. took a 12-year-old child into an apartment at 2 Green Street in Binghamton and engaged in sexual acts. Sentencing is scheduled for October 24, 2024 where Bickham is facing up to 25 years in State Prison followed by 10 to 25 years of post-release supervision, and he must register as a Sex Offender with the state. Due to his criminal history, the Broome County District Attorney’s Office will pursue a sentence of 25 years to life under the Persistent Felony Offender guidelines.
Days Gone By July 27, 2024
SCRANTON, Pa. - Court today granted a rule to show cause why the entire school board of Scranton should not be ousted from office. The rule was made returnable August 7. The petition for the ousting of the board members was presented by district Attorney Harold A. Scragg upon the recommendations of the members of the grand jury.
Child suffers minor injuries in fall at Glen
WAVERLY — A five-year-old Waverly boy was fortunate to suffer only minor injuries Thursday after a fall near the waterfall at Waverly Glen Park. According to Waverly Police, at 10:44 a.m. officers responded to a report of a child who had fallen 30 feet from the area of the waterfall at the park. Also responded to the scene were personnel from the Waverly-Barton Fire District and Greater Valley EMS.
#28 on Fox 40's Top 40: Dan Briggs
We continue with Fox 40's Top 40 Most Impactful Local Sports Figures of All Time, sponsored by UHS Sports Medicine and UHS Orthopedics. Coming in at number 28 is...Deposit-Hancock's Dan Briggs. There is nobody who has made as big an impact in as little time as Dan Briggs. Dan graduated...
Fire Damages 10-Unit Endicott Apartment Building
Several people are homeless after a two-alarm fire caused considerable damage to a residential structure in Endicott. The blaze at 106 South Nanticoke Avenue was reported around 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. The fire scene is about one block south of the Cider Mill. The first police officer to arrive reported there...
Cows and croquet: A look at Honesdale's Central Park in the 1800s
Editor's note: This is part one in a series looking at the history of Honesdale's park system. There was a time in Honesdale when residents brought their cows to graze in Central Park. It wasn't long, however, before the wishes prevailed of people who wanted the public square to be for children to toss...
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