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Three Different Colonels Scores as Wilkes Field Hockey Opens Season with 3-2 Win Over Oswego
EDWARDSVILLE – The Wilkes University field hockey team opened its 2024 season in fine fashion as three different Colonels scored on way to a 3-2 non-conference victory over Oswego State Saturday afternoon at Schmidt Stadium. Wilkes improved to 1-0 on the year while Oswego dropped to 1-1 on the...
Amwell man charged with assaulting woman at Star Lake concert
An Amwell Township man was charged Wednesday with aggravated assault after Hanover Township police said he attacked a woman at a concert earlier in the month. Police said Lance Edward Hickman, 24, was attending the Jason Aldean concert at The Pavilion at Star Lake on Aug. 10 when he got into an argument with a woman and pushed her to the ground, causing her to strike her head when she fell.
Warren Police Arrest NY Man for Receiving Stolen Property and Eluding Police
WARREN, NJ -- — Warren Township Chief of Police Robert Ferreiro on Friday announced the arrest of Abdourahmane Seck, age 35, of Bronx, NY. Chief Ferreiro stated that on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at approximately 9 PM, Warren Township Police received an alert from an Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR), affixed within Warren Township, of a vehicle bearing a stolen license plate. Within minutes of receiving the alert, officers located the vehicle in a shopping center where a suspect was also located. When officers attempted to approach the suspect, he fled the shopping center at a high rate of speed, driving recklessly, disregarding red traffic signals, and improperly passing other vehicles. Officers attempted a motor vehicle stop, but the suspect continued at a high rate of speed, ultimately eluding the officers.
Local doctor donates home-grown produce
Dr. Enrico Pelicci, a second-year resident physician at The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, drops off a load of homegrown tomatoes, cucumbers, and apples at Friends of the Poor’s Jackson Terrace Food Pantry in Scranton. Pelicci has been growing, harvesting, and donating fresh-grown produce throughout the summer growing season. To date he donated more than 105 pounds of fruits and vegetables he grew at his home in Waverly Twp. “Farming is backbreaking work, but when we drop off what we’ve grown at Friends of the Poor, people are so grateful,” Pelicci said in a release.
Hands-on cooking series in Bradford County promotes heart health
TOWANDA — People have the opportunity to learn new recipes for inexpensive meals that promote healthy living. Penn State Extension has partnered with Farmer Fred’s in Towanda for its hands-on cooking series. The program started its first session Thursday at the farmer’s market on South Main Street. Three more sessions will follow on Sept. 5, 12 and 26 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Farmer Fred's.
Wilkes Women's Cross Country Opens Season Seventh at Misericordia Invitational
DALLAS, PA -- The Wilkes University women's cross country team opened the 2024 season by placing seventh of 11 teams in a 4k race at the Misericordia Invitational at Letterkenny Field Friday evening in Dallas, Pa. The Colonels, under the direction of second-year head coach Paul VanLuvender, scored 196 points...
Benjamin Michael Card
Benjamin Michael Card, 45 of Waverly passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at home. Ben was pre-deceased by his paternal grandparents, Joseph and S. Jean Card of Waverly, NY and his maternal grandparents, Dr. Rembert and Claire Carter of Dalton, PA.
Fatal Police Shooting Dallas
Dallas officer killed and 2 wounded by man who targeted police, chief says. The Dallas police chief says a man accused of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer and wounding two others was targeting police. Chief Eddie Garcia said at a news conference Friday that the officers “were targeted for nothing more than the uniform they wear.” The suspect was later killed by officers after a highway chase. Garcia said Officer Darron Burks was shot in his squad car on Thursday night while in a parking lot. When two other officers arrived on the scene, they were shot and wounded. Officers chased the suspect to Lewisville, about 25 miles northwest of Dallas, where he was shot and killed on the highway.
Warren Township 9/11 Service Set
WARREN, NJ -- The 9/11 memorial service in Warren Township will be held on Wednesday, September 11,. 2024 at 10:30am at 46 Mountain Boulevard. The Warren Middle School (WMS )Chorus will be joined by a student speaker from WMS and representatives from all four elementary schools who will lead attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.
WEEK 2: High School Football Scoreboard
It is Week 2 of the high school football season. Follow along for all the action from District 2, which has 20 games on the slate. Western Wayne (2-0) 28 (F) North Pocono (2-0) 23 (F) Crestwood (0-2) 13. Valley View (1-1) 28 (F) Nanticoke Area (0-2) 0. Carbondale Area...
Rooted in support: Physician combats food insecurity from his hearty Waverly Twp. garden
Dr. Enrico Pelicci started farming when he missed his father. His late father, who also was a physician, instilled a curiosity for the world and a love for science in him. After his father passed away in 2014, Pelicci scattered seeds in his honor in the backyard of his family’s Waverly Twp. home, waiting to see what happened. He ended up with more than 100 corn plants and a love for farming that grows every year alongside his various crops.
Social media post adds to growing concern over building condition at Lackawanna County park
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — From flaking paint to missing siding, concerns are growing over the shape of the bath house at Merli-Sarnoski Park near Carbondale. "Bathroom would be the place to start. There's some rotting wood on the outside," said Roseann Bartholomeo of Carbondale. Dedicated back in 1978, the...
Labor and union supporters gather in Kirby Park for food and fun at NEPA-Que
WILKES-BARRE — For the third straight year, NEPA-Que in Kirby Park came one day before Labor Day. The free event, hosted by the nonprofit community group In This Together NEPA, was billed as a Labor Day celebration of unions and workers. It featured live music, games, basket raffles and...
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