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The Appletree Terrace, Newberry Estates, Dallas, was the site of the Plymouth High School, Class of 1949, 60th class reunion....
Students in the Luzerne County Community College Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) program recently completed their course work, which requires participation...
Josephine Toomey’s fifth-grade students at Wyoming Area Catholic School, Exeter, celebrated the autumn season by creating and painting faces on...
St. Nicholas-St. Mary School, Wilkes-Barre, recently welcomed the Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges Evaluation Team. The team was...
Five Wyoming Seminary seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship competition. About 34,000 Commended Students...
Northwest Area High School honored veterans and present military personnel at the Annual Veterans Day Program. The guest speaker for...
Second-grade students from Dana Elementary Center in the Wyoming Valley West School District recently learned about artist Vincent Van Gogh....
Students at Wilkes-Barre Academy held a Halloween-themed dance to kick off their annual Feed-a-Friend food collection drive. All guests were...
Wilkes-Barre Academy recently held elections to create a new student council for the 2009-2010 school year. Students on the council...
Students of Chester Street Elementary School, Kingston, in conjunction with the Chester Street PTO, conducted a holiday food drive. Students...
Six boys from St. Jude School participated in ‘We Are the Boys’ Boychoir Festival that was held at Lackawanna Trail...
Sixty-seven middle school students at MMI Preparatory School, Freeland, qualified for the 2010 Talent Search sponsored by the Johns Hopkins...
Fairview Elementary School celebrated its fourth annual Race for Education� fundraiser with a walk-a-thon around the school. The festivities for...
Singer-songwriter Jared Campbell recently brought his guitar and his program titled ‘The Blue Project’ to middle school students at Wyoming...
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Dance Marathon Committee recently held a Penny Wars competition to raise money for the organization. The...
Students at Wilkes-Barre Academy recently elected officers to the student council. The officers will lead the students in promoting school...
A Family Literacy Night was held at the Greater Nanticoke Elementary Center to offer parents the opportunity to gain ideas...
Members of Tau Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, a women educators’ society, heard a presentation from Anthony Brooks, executive director of...
Erika Bowersox has been selected as the Student of the Month for November at West Side Career and Technology Center....
Four students from St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, Wilkes-Barre, received awards at the Parish Life Conference held in Yonkers, N.Y....
Fourth-grade students at St. Nicholas-St. Mary School celebrated All Saints Day by writing reports on their patron saints for a...
St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church of Wilkes-Barre is celebrating the 105th anniversary of its founding. To commemorate this milestone, the...
Junior Girl Scout Troop 3318 participated in the annual Service Unit 314 Halloween dance held recently at St. Jude’s. The...
The Catholic Choral Society will present Generations Sing VIII at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter’s Cathedral, 315 Wyoming Ave.,...
At a recent meeting in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Mountain Top Welcome Club hosted three women from...
Pooja Patel, Wilkes-Barre, and Sonali Varhade, Kingston, seniors at Wyoming Seminary, have been named semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit...
The King’s College Sports Medicine Society recently conducted its ninth annual Trick-or-Canning Food Drive. Costumed members of the group went...
Graduates of the 1959 class of the Wyoming Valley Hospital School of Nursing held a 50th reunion over the Oct....
Members of the Misericordia University campus community recently presented The Voices Project to more than 325 members of the regional...
John Woloski, principal of Solomon/Plains Memorial Junior High School, announced home room representatives for the school year. Each representative will...
The pre-kindergarten class at Wilkes-Barre Academy visited the Farms at Hillside. The students were able to see a variety of...
Wyoming Area High School hosted the Region 16 Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) annual officers’ dinner on Oct. 8...
In honor of Veterans Day, Greater Nanticoke Elementary School’s gifted students saluted local veterans and heard first-hand perspectives on life...
Some students from Lake-Lehman High School recently held a walk for autism as part of their senior project. The walk...
Happy Days Preschool/Kindergarten recently conducted a fire safety program with the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department. The firefighters demonstrated the fire apparatus...
Zebra Communications, the student-run public relations agency at Wilkes University is partnering with TGI Friday’s in Wilkes-Barre to raise money...
Crestwood High School selected Laura Barna and Teagan DeLuca as Outstanding Students of the First Quarter. Barna, the daughter of...
Third-grade students at Dana Elementary Center of the Wyoming Valley West School District recently sold ‘smiley’ bracelets to benefit the...
Students from the Audio Visual Department of the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center organized a drive for supplies for...
Members of the Wyoming Valley West chapter of the National Junior Honor Society recently participated in the Out of the...
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs Northeastern Chapter had Joe Lynch as the featured speaker at a recent meeting. Lynch...
The recent ‘A Ride to Remember’ motorcycle event raised more than $3,000 for The Miles for Michael Organization, a local...
UFCW Federal Credit Union’s inaugural community fundraiser was held recently at its Hanover Township branch to support the Hanover Township...
VAntage Trust Federal Credit Union celebrated the recent grand opening of its fourth branch at 405 Laurel St., Pittston. The...
PNC Bank held its annual 25 Year Club recognition luncheon recently at the East Mountain Inn, Plains Township. The club...
The annual Care and Share food program, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Assumpta Council 3987 of Luzerne, is under...
Shavertown United Methodist Church invites the community to its Thanksgiving dinner that will be served family-style and free to anyone...
Students from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Academy of Dancing provided ballet and tap performances at Mercy Center, Dallas; Summit Health Care,...
The Wyoming Area Kiwanis Club along with its sponsored Key Club and Builders Club will host its 16th annual Breakfast...
United Methodist Homes’ Wesley Village Campus hosted more than 1,000 members of the community for its recent 12th annual car...
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Residents and staff at Hampton House honored Hanover Township firefighters in recognition of National Firefighters’ Week for their hard work...
Girl Scout Troup 3323 honored new Junior Girl Scouts at recent bridge-crossing ceremonies at St. Paul’s Church, Mountain Top. Three...
The Rotary Club of Plymouth recently welcomed Eric Cheatley and Shawn Reilly as new members. They were sponsored by club...
The K Kids of Dana Street Elementary School is conducting its ‘Keeping Kids Warm’ program by collecting hats, gloves and...
Gentiva employees in Wilkes-Barre collected approximately 350 pounds of food that has been donated to the St. Vincent de Paul...
The Patient Transportation Program at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1 1 1 1 East End Blvd., Plains Township, is in...
The staff of Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center’s Emergency Department, the Kingston Fire Department and the Forty Fort Fire Department...
Sharon Kopin, entertainment director at Mt. Airy Casino Resort, recently delivered 200 commemorative green ‘Veteran Appreciation Bracelets’ to the Department...
The Sons of the American Legion Mountain Post 781 is serving as an official drop-off point until Dec. 12 for...
More than 100 walkers participated in the annual Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce ‘Walk/Run for Business’ and Healthy Workplace Awards...
The Kiwanis Club of Swoyersville welcomed Frank Caolo as a new member at a recent meeting. The Kiwanis meets twice...
Sundance Vacations, Wilkes-Barre, donated $1,300 to the SPCA of Luzerne County in honor of ‘Make a Difference Day,’ a national...
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