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Founder Barbara Criswell Retires from Service 1st Board
DANVILLE – A 1970’s women’s activist retires from the bank she helped create. Barbara Criswell, a pioneering figure at Service 1st Federal Credit Union, is retiring from its Board of Directors after nearly 40 years of service. Service 1st says Criswell, of Danville, was one of the original signers of Service 1st’s charter in 1975.
Shamokin Couple Charged with Assaulting Another Couple with Bats
SHAMOKIN – The News Item reports…A Shamokin couple has been charged with assault following a fight Saturday morning on East Cameron Street in Shamokin. Police say 38-year-old Stephanie Tinley swung a baseball bat at another woman several times, hitting her in the back and elbow. Her boyfriend, 40-year-old Robert Shaffer, is accused of smashing the windshield of another man’s vehicle with another baseball bat. Tinley and Shaffer were arraigned and released from Northumberland County Jail after posting bail.
Restaurant inspections from Monroe County, June 17-30
These establishments in Monroe County were inspected between June 17 and 30, according to Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture records. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture provides this disclosure: "Please remember that any inspection is a 'snapshot' of the day and time of the inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term cleanliness of an establishment. Also, at the time of the inspection, violations are recorded but are often corrected on site prior to the inspector leaving the establishment."
Poconos property that served as 1920s resort hits the market for $1.3M: photos
A house that was built in 1890 by an English sea captain and served as a small resort in the 1920s is for sale in the Poconos. The six-bedroom, 4.5-bath house sits on 50 acres at 6431 Franklin Hill Road in East Stroudsburg and hit the market last month. J.D. Lepeta, the listing agent, told lehighvalleylive.com on Tuesday the property, known as “Snowbird Farm,” was still available.
One injured after Wapwallopen crash
WAPWALLOPEN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say one person was injured after a crash in Wapwallopen Thursday evening. Authorities tell 28/22 News PSP Shickshinny were called at around 5:00 p.m. to the 500 block of Lily Lake Road in Wapwallopen for a reported car crash. There is no word on the injured person’s condition at this […]
Police: Man with active arrest warrant steals handgun from shooting range in Stroudsburg
STROUDSBURG, Pa. - Police in the Poconos say a man stole a handgun from a shooting range Thursday. Police were sent to Pocono Pistol in Stroudsburg around 12:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of a theft of a firearm, according to a news release from the Stroud Area Regional Police Department.
Fireworks spark breaker fire in Lackawanna County
TAYLOR, Pa. — A fire started early Thursday morning in Lackawanna County. Officials say fireworks are to blame for a structure fire in an abandoned building in Taylor that has lots of lead inside and sits on a large culm bank. First responders are monitoring the fire but not...
35th annual ‘Mountain Top on the Move’ July 4th parade
MOUNTAIN TOP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Waves of red, white, and blue colors will be seen all across our nation today as Americans celebrate the 4th of July. A massive American flag hangs over Route 309 in Mountain Top. The grand gesture in honor of Independence Day, and also represents the start of the ‘Mountain […]
Coroner: driver hits pedestrian, dies in crash in Jessup
JESSUP, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — The Lackawanna County Coroner's Office confirmed the driver who struck a pedestrian and crashed has died. According to the coroner, a 73-year-old woman died in a crash Thursday morning in Jessup. The coroner said she was driving erratically and lost control of her vehicle,...
Lehigh Valley-based manufacturer sets $100 million plant expansion
Victaulic will invest $100 million to expand its foundry in Tioga County, creating more than 200 jobs. The Forks Township mechanical pipe joining manufacturer said its Lawrenceville foundry will receive a 150,000-square-foot addition to accommodate new molding lines, melt furnaces, core machines, automated finishing and paint equipment. The expansion will also include a 60,000-square-foot ...
PennDOT set to begin first stage of I-78 Lenhartsville Bridge Replacement Project
GREENWICH TWP., Pa. - PennDOT officials announced Friday that pre-construction activities for the I-78 Lenhartsville Bridge Replacement Project are set to begin. On or about Monday, July 8th, the project's contractors, Bridging Pennsylvania Constructors (BPC) and Major Bridge Subcontractor’s H&K Group, will begin the first of five main construction stages of for the replacement and widening of the existing I-78 bridge over Maiden Creek and PA-143.
Pennsylvania gaming regulator reschedules hearing for Wind Creek Bethlehem licence renewal
The hearing will be held on July 31 at Bethlehem City Hall. US.- The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has rescheduled a hearing to take public comment on the renewal of the Category 2 Slot Machine Operator Licence for Wind Creek Bethlehem casino, Northampton County. It will be held at the Bethlehem City Hall on July 31. A severe storm which knocked out electricity at Bethlehem City Hall forced the cancellation of the previously scheduled hearing on June 26.
Apartment complex searched for suspected robber
HANOVER TWP. — Police in Hanover Township say they are investigating a robbery at Simply Tobacco in Parkway Plaza on Sans Souci Parkway early Wednesday night. Police reported the suspect was captured on surveillance cameras and fled to the Marion Terrace Apartment Complex, where a search commenced. The suspect...
Local Auctions Go Digital to Survive and Thrive
There’s nothing quite like the sing-song chant of an auctioneer’s call — it’s engaging, entertaining, and even entrancing. But since the COVID-19 pandemic, many auctioneers are changing their approach from in-person to online auctions. Three Central Pennsylvania examples are long-term auctioneers Kim Williams of Bloomsburg, Clint...
I won $5m from a scratch-off lottery ticket after final cancer treatment – but they made me give up $1.3m
A LUCKY lottery player recently beat the odds to land a multi-million-dollar prize pot. They discovered the big win just in time for their birthday and after their final radiation treatment for breast cancer. Donna Osborne, a resident of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, told lottery officials last month that the combination...
Small town pride and patriotism at 63rd Annual Town Meeting
Jersey Shore, Pa. — The Annual Jersey Shore Town Meeting, a yearly tradition full of small-town pride, kicked off this past Monday. On July 4, 1776, men known as the Fair Play Men who lived beyond the 1768 purchase line, met under a 300-year-old elm tree called the “Tiadaghton Elm.” Under this tree, the men drew up a resolution to declare themselves independent from Great Britain, which was done before news traveled from Philadelphia that the Declaration of Independence was signed. ...
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