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Block party kicks off Memorial Day Weekend
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — For more than 75 years, it’s been all about the food and fire trucks here at Friendship Fire Company No.1 near Frackville as thousands get ready to make their way to the fire hall. From delectable desserts like Frank’s funnel cakes, to the taste...
In Hazleton school board elections case, attorneys cite a controversial take on the Voting Rights Act
HAZLETON, Pa. — Civil rights lawyers at the Justice Department want a federal judge presiding over a voting rights case in Luzerne County to reject an argument that a landmark 1965 law is enforceable only by the government. The attorneys in the department’s civil rights division made the pitch...
First meeting tonight for Luz. Co. government study commission
The seven citizens voters selected to study Luzerne County’s government structure will take the oath of office and meet for the first time to organize tonight. The oath for new Government Study Commission members will take place at 6 p.m. in the rotunda of the Luzerne County Courthouse on River Street in Wilkes-Barre. An organizational meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the council meeting room.
Officials mark opening of Wyoming Valley Levee maintenance facility in Hanover Township
Board approves preliminary agreement related to proposed railroad crossing modifications. Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. During a Tuesday tour of the new downstream Wyoming Valley Levee maintenance facility in Hanover Township, Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney earnestly thanked Luzerne County Council members for allocating funding to complete the project.
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