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Nuremberg Players announce cast for ‘The Little Mermaid’
NUREMBERG – The Nuremberg Community Players have unveiled the cast for their upcoming performance of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.”. Directed by Shawn Anderson, and co-directed by Dave Moses, with assistant directing by John Zions, and apprentice directing by AJ Miller, this enchanting musical promises to captivate audiences of all ages.
Additional West Nile mosquitoes found in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus were found in South Scranton and the East Mountain section. Rocco Genovese, the West Nile virus coordinator of Lackawanna County, said he collected positive mosquito samples on July 16 at Robinson Park near Yesu Drive, and at Palm Street and Crown Avenue.
Scranton man charged with 1.5 million dollars in covid fraud
A Scranton man has been charged with fraudulently obtaining more than $1.5 million in COVID funding. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Friday that James G. Miller Jr. was charged with fraudulently obtaining the money through false representations in multiple applications for assistance. Miller and his co-conspirators are charged with filing fraudulent applications for pandemic stimulus funds, including Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits, Lost Wage Assistance (LWA) payments and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
‘Agnes’ documentary to be screened at River Common on Sept. 12
WILKES-BARRE — “Agnes,” a critically-acclaimed documentary film that chronicles the Agnes Flood of 1972 and its impact on the Wyoming Valley, will be screened on Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Millennium Circle at River Common in Wilkes-Barre. The screening was originally scheduled for June 21, but was...
Good Morning PA - Moscow Country Street Fair
The North Pocono Cultural Society invites you to the annual Moscow Country Street Fair. Come to beautiful downtown Moscow on July 25, 26, and 27 and enjoy vendors, parades, childrens activities, food, art and quilt shows, rummage sale, live music, raffles and so much more.
Voters react to Biden's decision to drop out of 2024 presidential race
SCRANTON, Pa. — President Joe Biden announced Sunday afternoon that he is dropping out of the race and will focus on finishing his term in the White House. "In some ways a little unexpected, but also maybe time for it," said James Bird, Dunmore. Newswatch 16 spoke with voters...
Scranton Mayor Cognetti says she's heartbroken by Biden dropping out of presidential race
In the last three years, Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti and President Joe Biden got to know each other pretty well. Cognetti regularly visited Washington, D.C., joined Biden at issues-related events and met with him to discuss matters affecting the city. When the president visited Ireland in April 2023, Cognetti met him there, too. In February, Biden appointed Cognetti to a committee of about 45 people who advise him on trade policy and negotiations.
Keystone College Observatory Announces Summer Sessions
The Keystone College Thomas G. Cupillari ’60 Astronomical Observatory will offer a four-week summer schedule which began on Wednesday, July 17, and continues each Wednesday and Friday evening from 9 – 11 p.m. through Friday, August 16. The sessions are provided free of charge as a service to the community. Advanced registration or reservations are not required.
Several people displaced in Pittston fire
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A second alarm fire damaged a home in Luzerne County Saturday afternoon. According to Chief Frank Roman of the Pittston Fire Department, crews were called to the 100 block of Butler Street for a working second alarm fire just before 1:30 p.m. Officials say that the fire started somewhere else in […]
Non-profits set to beautify Washburn Street Cemetery
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers are helping clean up a local cemetery that’s been neglected for some time. Seven groups gathered in West Scranton at Washburn Street Cemetery. Volunteers spent several hours pulling weeds, cutting up downed trees from recent storms, and cleaning headstones. The beautification project was organized by “Christmas Miracles from Heaven” […]
GREATER PITTSTON'S PAST: Capitano-Nash Motor Car Company
Ninety-eight years ago in June of 1926 the Capitano-Nash Motor Car Company showed off its new Broad Street garage in the former Strand Theater after a down-to-the-bones transformation of the building. The concrete, brick and steel building, reputed to be fireproof, was four floors and 28,000 square feet. The lower...
Fire displaces two families, causes heavy damage to Pittston duplex
PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Two families were displaced from their home this afternoon after a fire broke out on Butler Street in Pittston. Seven different fire companies were out on scene for hours working to put of the flames of the 2nd alarm fire. “The fire burned up...
MMI Preparatory School welcomes new board members
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Freeland — Attorney Richard A. DiLiberto, Jr. ’79, chair of the board of directors, and Theresa Long, head of school, announced the appointment of four new members to the MMI Preparatory School Board of Directors. Calvin H. Herring ’74...
247 Sports analyst shares controversial Auburn football quarterback hot take
Following SEC Media Days, 247 Sports shared hot takes about every SEC football team heading into the 2024 season. Over four days, all 16 head coaches converged at the Omni Dallas for the 2024 SEC Media Days. The league welcomed two new teams and several new head coaches ahead of the unprecedented 2024 season.
Christmas in July motorcycle ride benefits St. Joseph's Center
DUNMORE, Pa. — Here comes Santa Claus. That jolly old elf found his way Saturday into the parking lot of St. Joseph's Center in Dunmore, not on a sleigh pulled by a flying reindeer, but bringing up the rear of a column of rumbling motorcycles, toys in tow for the center's good boys and girls.
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