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Tyler Boudreau Commits to Wilkes University
An '03 from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Boudreau played 46 games during the 2023-24 season, recording eight goals and 16 assists to his credit. "I'm so excited for Tyler, but Wilkes is also getting a great player and even better person," said New Jersey Bears head coach Jason Kilcoyne. "Tyler played a big role for our team this past season, and his shoes will be hard to replace this upcoming year."
5th annual Hazleton Area Children's Festival
Hazle Twp., Luzerne Co. — The 5th Annual Hazleton Area Children’s Festival was held at Hazle Township Community Park this afternoon. We’re told over 50 vendors were in attendance. Some activities at the festival included a bounce house, obstacle courses and a foam party. “It’s just a...
Country music star opens up about marrying former Steelers favorite
Lainey Wilson has been in the headlines of late and some of that news has been for a reason you just don’t see often. The country music star is dating former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges, and has been for years, but the relationship is something she has purposely tried to avoid talking about too much.
Temple leadership supportive of new performance-based state funding system
The Pennsylvania General Assembly this summer passed a bill introducing performance-based funding for state-related universities. The universities in the bill, Temple, Penn State and Pitt, will be reviewed by a council who will request multiple sets of data in order to qualify, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The Performance-based Funding Act,...
Most facilities at northcentral Pa. state park to remain closed for extended period
WATERVILLE — All facilities at Little Pine State Park in northwestern Lycoming County except the campground and lower picnic area will remain closed for an extended period because of flood damage to Little Pine Creek Road. Closures include the shooting and archery ranges, eagle watch area, office and boat...
First Bank To Expand in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
First Bank will open new branches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania this fall, aiming to offer better convenience and service. First Bank plans to open new branches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania this fall, with a focus on providing enhanced convenience and exceptional service to retirees, families, small businesses, and entrepreneurs.
Walmart recalls juice brand contaminated with poisonous arsenic
Check the juice in your house, especially if you shop at Walmart. Walmart is recalling its Great Value apple juice after the discovery of alarming levels of inorganic arsenic that exceed industry guidance. The voluntary recall is for its six-pack 8oz apple juice in plastic bottles; the products have a...
How officials are handling ‘forever chemicals' in water across the region
So-called “forever chemicals” have seeped into people’s drinking water over the decades. Drinking water suppliers across our region are now racing to fix the contamination. The state regulations that do exist are relatively new and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released new standards. The NBC10 investigators went across the tri-state region looking at how towns and schools are handling the contamination of PFAS, or forever chemicals. We found residents trying to come up with their own ways to keep the pollution out of the water they drink-- all while their towns and water operators struggle to meet their own state standards, plus the ticking clock of the new federal standards.
Traveling to die: the latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I […]
Pa. urges insurer flexibility for people affected by remnants of Debby
The Shapiro Administration is asking insurers to be flexible in helping people affected by the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby. Debby, as a post-tropical depression, tore through the middle of the state, from the Maryland to the New York border, on Aug. 9. It created catastrophic flooding for some areas and high winds. A tornado was confirmed in Harrisburg.
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