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Newport Twp. in talks to sell sewer system to Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority
NEWPORT TWP. — It appears the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is poised to take over the Newport Twp. sewer system, but what that will mean for ratepayers is not clear as details about the negotiations have not been revealed.
Fence to be restored at Delaware Highlands Conservancy
BEACH LAKE, PA — The Delaware Highlands Conservancy has received $3,155.50 in grant funding from the Honesdale National Bank Foundation. The monies will support the restoration and rebuild of a perimeter fence for a small historic family cemetery on the conservancy’s Van Scott Nature Reserve property. The historic...
The Upper Delaware’s day to shine
NARROWSBURG, NY — Back in 1991, several organizations came together to introduce a festival to celebrate the Upper Delaware, art, music and ecology. “The Hudson has its Clearwater Revival and the Chesapeake has its celebration,” said Damascus resident Barbara Yeaman, founder of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy, at the time, “so why not celebrate the Upper Delaware River? It’s our greatest asset.”
'Community pride:' NeighborWorks to host West Scranton Bike Rodeo, Carbondale Block Party
The nonprofit NeighborWorks Northeastern Pennsylvania will host a pair of free community events later this week: a "bike rodeo" in West Scranton and a block party in Carbondale. The fun starts Friday with the bike rodeo running from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Allen Park, located at Price Street and North Main...
Wilkes-Barre man pleads guilty to shooting
A Wilkes-Barre man awaiting sentencing for shooting a man last year pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal mischief and reckless endangerment charges stemming from a second shooting. Nicholas Lubinski, 20, entered a plea to the misdemeanor charges in exchange for prosecutors withdrawing another charge of shooting into an occupied vehicle. According...
Trail seniors get one last show
Jordan Chmielewski had a night he will never forget.
PERKY LEAGUE: Joe Rauscher throws gem as Collegeville sweeps Conshohocken
PLYMOUTH — Collegeville’s Joe Rauscher didn’t get off to the best start in Game 3 of the Perkiomen Valley Twilight League quarterfinals against Conshohocken. After two strikeouts to open the game, the right-hander surrendered back-to-back hits, the second an RBI double to give the Commodores an early lead.
Inaugural Forty Fort Cemetery run/walk set for Sept. 14
Runners, walkers, and history buffs are invited to participate in the first Forty Fort Cemetery run/walk on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Inaugural Run/Walk Through History will feature 5K and 10K runs, a 1.5-mile walk and historical walking tours of the cemetery and the Forty Fort Meeting House, led by local history experts.
Live at the Dietrich
“Did you understand the meaning of the ending of the movie?”
Obituary of James Everett Wilson
James Everett Wilson, 85, of Wyboo, South Carolina and formerly of Mountain Top, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at Emmanuel Center for Nursing in Danville, Pennsylvania. He was born January 29, 1939, in Monroe City, Missouri, the son of the late Elmo and Lucy (Saunders) Wilson.
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.
Environmental remediation the Wyoming Area School Intermediate Center expected to conclude in 2 weeks, won't delay start of school
Environmental remediation work at the Wyoming Area School Intermediate Center in West Pittston began Tuesday, will take roughly two weeks to complete and is not expected to impact the upcoming school year, officials said at Tuesday's school board meeting. The Wyoming Area School District closed the intermediate center on Montgomery...
Former fiscal manager for Children's Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pa. charged with wire fraud
SCRANTON — The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Angela Saar, 51, of Olyphant, Lackawanna County, was charged on July 25 in a criminal investigation with wire fraud. The criminal information charges that from November 2018 to June 2022, while employed as...