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Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Documents are the genealogist’s lifeline. They enable us to conclude that an ancestor lived here, got married to this person or passed away in this year. Genealogists pursuing ancestors here in Northeastern Pennsylvania have long been frustrated that so many...
Plymouth man charged with abandoning dog in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE — A Plymouth man is facing felony and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges after he allegedly abandoned a dog in Wilkes-Barre. Dennis W. Meekins, 41, last known address as Willow Street, was identified by multiple surveillance cameras as the man who left a dog caged inside a kennel on a sidewalk in front of a house on Loomis Street on July 12, according to court records.
Little League: Back Mountain National defeats Abington for third straight Section 5 title
DALLAS TWP. — Abington answered one power surge by Back Mountain National on Friday evening. It had no solution to the other. National smashed four home runs and pitcher Ben Nulton quelled Abington bats after the first inning in a 7-2 victory in the Section 5 Little League Major Baseball championship game.
RailRiders return to action, lose to Buffalo on wild pitch in 10th inning
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped a 1-0 decision to the Buffalo Bisons on Friday in 10 innings. A pitcher’s duel through and through ended with a walk-off wild pitch in game one of the series. After the All-Star break, the RailRiders...
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remains at 3.4% in June
WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained unchanged over the month at 3.4% in June — the ninth consecutive month at 3.4%. The U.S. unemployment rate rose by one-tenth of a percentage point from its May rate to 4.1%. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) on...
Rockin’ the River returns for second week
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The second Rockin’ the River show of the summer included a local supergroup, a tribute to one of the great American bands, and a surprise marriage proposal. Needless to say, it was an eventful Friday evening on the Susquehanna. The...
Nick Gonzales hits winning single in 9th, Pirates rally from 3 deficits for 8-7 win over Phillies
PITTSBURGH — Nick Gonzales hit the winning RBI single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a three-run deficit for an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. With the Pirates trailing 7-6, Connor Joe led off the ninth with a single before José...
Tiger Woods ends his season by missing the cut in the British Open
TROON, Scotland — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps should come to expect. Woods matched his highest 36-hole score as a professional — 156 — to miss the cut for the third straight time in a major.
Shapiro says he is 100% behind President Biden
DURYEA — Amid a strong push to convince President Joe Biden to leave the presidential race, Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday said he is “1oo% behind Biden” and he declined to comment on any speculation. Shapiro was in Duryea Friday for a ceremonial bill signing of the...
Shane Lowry keeps calm and carries British Open lead at Troon
TROON, Scotland — Shane Lowry was a surprising model of calm amid all the calamity in the British Open on Friday. Lowry was not immune from the endless punishment Royal Troon dished out on a day when Tiger Woods missed another cut, along with nine of the top 20 players in the world — including Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Aberg and Bryson DeChambeau.
Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
WASHINGTON — A growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week to counter what he called a “dark vision” laid out by Republican Donald Trump.
St. John’s Lutheran Church plans ice cream social, mini concert
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. St. John Lutheran Church, 231 State St., Nanticoke, will present its annual community Mini Concert & Ice Cream Social Friday, July 26 from 6:30 t0 8 p.m. in the church basement. The featured live music group will be the Steve Perillo Band. For info or directions, email [email protected], or phone 570-735-8531. Committee members are shown from left first row: Dale Zmijewski, Carol Sands, and Hunter Yale. Second row: Steve Gulich, Ed Jamison and Julianne Gulich. Back row: Christian Landmesser, Chris Yale, Bill Wolfer, John Wilmington and Blake Hamacher. Bring your family and friends to cool down with ice cream on a hot summer night. All are welcome and admission is free.
Thousands of Pa. prisoners endure summer heat without air conditioning
HARRISBURG — As extreme heat stifled Pennsylvania for a fourth week, thousands of people incarcerated in state prisons had little opportunity for relief because more than a third of the facilities lack universal air conditioning. Of the 24 Pennsylvania state prisons, four have limited or no air conditioning in...
Fall Foliage train excursion tickets to go on sale next week
PORT CLINTON – Tickets for the 40th season of fall foliage passenger excursions on the Reading & Northern Railroad will go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday. Customers will be able to purchase their tickets at www.rbmnrr-passenger.com, or by calling the railroad’s passenger office at 610-562-2102. Five weekends...
Area high school students complete weeklong Future Leaders in Education Camp
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. “I felt so terrified, but also so proud of myself, ” said Brinda Federici of Luzerne. First came the fear, when Federici saw the ropes at Camp Kresge and realized they’d take her much higher than her comfort level allowed. The pride came later, after she’d defied her fear of heights and participated in the ropes course with the rest of the teens in her group.
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