Lehman Township
Anash and bochurim of the Kingston PA community gathered for a Yud Beis Tammuz farbrengen at the Beis Moshe shul with Rabbi Eli Silberstein, shliach at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, who shared fascinating stories late into the night. The Kingston, PA community gathered for a Yud Beis Tammuz farbrengen...
Luzerne County Head Start is seeking businesses and community organizations to participate in its Adopt-A-Classroom program for the 2024-2025 school year.
“The Holy Spirit for Dummies” was Sunday’s message from Pat Brown, the church’s pianist and lay leader. Pat reviewed the basics—once we accept Christ as our personal Savior, the Spirit lives wit...
There were many unhappy Claverack customers during the last couple of weeks. But, perhaps the unluckiest were Rick and Dianne Lewis. They lost their air conditioner and then the power went out.
Three foot races in the Rocket-Courier readership area on Saturday, July 20, highlighted an extremely busy week for runners. The three races were spread among three of the four counties in the area...
Tunkhannock Borough Council met mid-day Wednesday (July 17), to address the Broadband Equity Program which county commissioners have been educating local municipalities about and left emphatically explaining that the Tunkhannock Municipal Authority was not for sale.
July 2024 full moon rose this past weekend. But why is it called a “buck moon?”. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, this month’s full moon is known as the buck moon. Because this is when deer...
Greetings, all! I can’t begin without mentioning what happened this past Saturday, that will be a time when we all remember what we were doing when a 20-year-old marksman ruined the lives of several people, attempting to assassinate Former President Donald Trump, killing one and injuring others and then was killed by authorities.
The SCCTC school board officially hired two new positions last Thursday during a regularly scheduled meeting.
Elk Lake School Board accepted the resignation of high school assistant principal Franco Forgione, and also approved a resolution to sell the student built house (on Elk Lake property) Thursday night.
“Why should I go to Mass everyday? Mass is the most perfect form of prayer!” (Pope Paul VI.) For each Mass we attend with devotion, Our Lord sends a saint to comfort us at death. (Revelation of Christ...
Hello to all my readers, hope you are having a good week. We all are doing better than last week after the storms and power outages aren’t we? I hope we don’t have to repeat that any time soon.
In honor of Christmas in July, the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau is already planning for the holiday season.
The Race of Champions (ROC) took over Chemung Speedrome on Saturday, July 20, for the annual Tribute to Ed McGuire program at the 3/8-mile asphalt oval. Headlining the three-division program was th...
Wilkes-Barre police have filed drug possession charges against a Back Mountain resident accused of delivering a deadly dose of fentanyl to her boyfriend in Lake Twp. several years ago.
The Weatherly Police Department will host the 2024 Junior Police Academy for students in seventh to 12th grades this fall. Cadets will learn about and use the tools and equipment used by law enforcement during the weekly sessions. Some of the lessons learned during the academy will include how to...
News items gathered from an earlier edition of the Rocket-Courier, reprinted as they were in the July 26, 2001 edition. Price at the newsstand, 80¢ per copy. Earlier this year, Lime H...
The Tunkhannock Business and Professional Association is hosting 'Sip and Savor' on two Saturdays this summer, July 27, and Sep. 7.
State police at the Fern Ridge barracks reported the following crashes:. • Dawn M. Marasco, 49, of Blakeslee, was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 5:26 a.m. July 4 on Interstate 80 in Tunkhannock Township. Police said she was injured to the wrist and neck but refused medical treatment at...
A Linden, Texas, man is facing charges after state troopers allege that he stole a UTV and a trailer from a pair of properties in Laceyville Borough last month. Gene F. King, Jr., 51, is facing two co...