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Advice from the experts on fireworks safety
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Most nights leading up to Independence Day feature fireworks bursting in the sky across northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Chuck Karam, owner of Bulldog Fireworks in Dickson City, says the days leading up to the Fourth are the busiest days of the year. "Although we're open...
Sullivan BOCES holds graduation for Rubin Pollack Education Center students
LIBERTY – Sullivan BOCES held its commencement ceremony for the Rubin Pollack Education Center at the Clubhouse at Villa Roma on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Family, teachers, and school administrators honored the fourteen graduates for their educational achievements. Susan Schmidt, Deputy Superintendent at Sullivan BOCES, welcomed guests and opened...
Barn Fire in Bethel New York Bring Community Together
Last week when the call came in that there was a fire at Russell Farm a community came together to fight that fire and be there for each other. Initially what I saw on social media were videos of the flames and smoke which quickly became posts of a community coming together to help each other.
This August 1969 photo shows Ellen Shelburne
This August 1969 photo shows Ellen Shelburne, walking through the grounds of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, N.Y. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the not-for-profit organization that runs the site, rolled out the tie-dyed carpet for Shelburne and her friend, Beverly Grant (not pictured) to promote its new glamping facilities and to delve deeper into Shelburne's trove of photos from the generation-defining festival held Aug. 15-18, 1969. (David Shelburne via AP)
Back to Woodstock--1969 shelters
This August 1969 photo shows attendees of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair camping with shelters made from bales of hay on the grounds in Bethel, N.Y. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the not-for-profit organization that runs the site, now features new glamping facilities. (David Shelburne via AP)
Edward Chillik
Edward L. Chillik, Sr. of Hurleyville, NY a retired telecommunications employee at Bayview Custom Communications in Ronkonkoma, NY and a long-time area resident, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Suffern, NY. He was 88. The son of the late Louis A. and Edna Shumaker Chillik, he was...
Children's author Mike Allegra visits Valley Community Library
Children's book author Mike Allegra visited the Valley Community Library in Peckville on June 17 to kick off its SummerQuest reading initiative. Allegra has published over 17 books for children, including “Everybody’s Favorite Book." The New Jersey-based author appeared at three special library programs: an Adventurous StoryTime, which...
Community calendar: Week of 6/27/24
All Saints Orthodox Church, 211 Willow Ave., Olyphant, offers a frozen pierogi sale from 9 to 11 a.m. every Friday and 10:30 a.m. to noon every Sunday in the basement of the church. St. John’s Cathedral, Mayfield, is holding a shoe collection at the church center, 701 Hill St., Mayfield....
Our fireworks fantasy is Fido’s nightmare
Mike Stura operates Skylands Animal Sanctuary in Wantage. When it comes to farm animals, you name it, he’s rescued it, from roosters to pigs to horses. He saved a very special calf named Jimmy, the reason he started the sanctuary. Surprisingly, when it comes to fireworks, his animals don’t...
Bethel Woods Adds New ‘Delicious’ Feature For 2024 Concert Season
If Bethel Woods fans had to answer a question of what is missing from this groovy site, it might be hard for them to think of anything. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is the home to the Woodstock Music Festival which took place on August 15, 1969. This three-day music festival brought in around 500,000 people to these peaceful grounds.
Community Briefs 6/27/24
Lakeland Junior/Senior High School students Kinsey Bello and Ashley Hemak have earned the highest award in Girl Scouting, the Girl Scout Gold Award, for the 2024 Gold Award class. Bello’s project, “Kid’s Camp,” focused on addressing the lack of activities for young children in her area. Bello created a monthly...
Utah Jazz take Filipowski in second round of NBA draft
WESTTOWN- Former Westtown resident Kyle Filipowski was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (32nd overall) of the NBA draft on Thursday. Filipowski was projected to be a first-round pick but slipped into the second round. “I feel like I ended up in the right spot, that’s what...
This August 1969 photo shows campers and tents
This August 1969 photo shows campers and tents set up on the grounds of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, N.Y. The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the not-for-profit organization that runs the current site, now features new glamping facilities. (David Shelburne via AP)
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