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Honey & Blueberry Festival to kick off Saturday
PLEASANT MOUNT, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A festival in the Poconos aims to promote education and the future of agriculture in the NEPA region this weekend. Blue and ripened to perfection; thousands of wild berries at the Equestrian House in Pleasant Mount are ready to be picked and eaten. Owner Roger Aguinaldo drove 28/22 News around […]
Community events are planned in Hawley, including free evening movies in Bingham Park
Movies in Bingham Park, National Night Out and a community-wide yard sale are three of the special events this summer for everyone to enjoy in Hawley Borough. Scott Mead, the borough's public works supervisor as well as the Hawley fire chief, is coordinating the second season for Movies in the Park. He said at the July 10 council meeting that they are held on the last Saturday of the month, beginning at dusk. The first one...
Lackawanna County man struck by lightning
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Officials confirmed that a Lackawanna County man was struck by lightning Monday night. Lackawanna County Center for Public Safety confirmed that a call came in just after 10:00 p.m. for an 84-year-old man struck by lightning on Cranberry Ave. On-scene personnel confirmed that the man was struck by lightning through the […]
Thousands without power across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — One of the hottest days of the year is expected today, and thousands of people could spend the day without electricity, fans, and air conditioning. A line of severe thunderstorms came through Monday night. In Lackawanna County, the roof of Cook's Foods in Old Forge was partially ripped off.
Wayne County Family Reprises 30-Year-Old Dairy of Distinction
When Dave Banicky’s father, George, took over the family farm as a young man in 1957, it needed a lot of work. “It was pretty humble,” Dave said. Through the decades that followed, George succeeded in building a Thompson, Pennsylvania, dairy operation that could be passed on to future generations.
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