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May 17, 2010

Postman delivers help in emergency

PITTSTON – Coincidence brought Postman Joe Clark to the home of Cassandra Villano last year, but his heroism may have saved her life.

April 18, 2010

She arrives at her job inside the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport terminal in Pittston Township at 4 a.m. every day. Her work week was recently cut back to six days from seven and that upset her. Because she’s been doing this for 38 years.

March 31, 2010

Cause-driven trek

After months of preparation, Luzerne County native Dave Smith is taking his first steps this morning on the Appalachian Trail.

March 5, 2010

A hit for children

PLAINS TWP. – The King’s College baseball team was a hit Thursday morning, but not for anything they did on the diamond.

February 28, 2010

No longer a boy, but still a Scout

DALLAS -- Harry Rothstein has been around nearly as long as the Boy Scouts of America.

February 5, 2010

Student’s act of caring brings help to ailing kids

HANOVER TWP. – Michael Ridick was at a crossroads at the beginning of his senior year at Hanover Area Junior/Senior High School.

December 6, 2009

Spotlighting adoption

KINGSTON – Animals lovers and animal rescue nonprofit agencies joined forces Saturday during the adopt-a-thon event at the Wyoming Valley Motors – Subaru/Kia dealership.

December 5, 2009

Osterhout Library turns new page

WILKES-BARRE – The million-dollar exterior facelift at Osterhout Free Library was celebrated Friday afternoon during a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the 160-year-old structure.

November 20, 2009

Area schools share in Keystone Awards for academic achievement

Touted by the state as “showing sustained academic achievement,” 35 local schools in 12 districts received Keystone Achievement Awards on Thursday.

November 12, 2009

A woman for the ages

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Margaret Karassik said she was going to the movies with her two sons and she wanted to make sure she got her senior citizen’s discount.

November 9, 2009

Larksville marking its 100th

LARKSVILLE -- It was once a part of Plymouth Township, known as Blindtown, the most populated municipality in Luzerne County and home to five collieries.

October 14, 2009

MMI 7th-grader has the formula

Claire Sheen, a seventh-grader at MMI Preparatory School in Freeland, recently won the National Zoo prize during the Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge in New York City.

October 6, 2009

Good-looking project

FORTY FORT – Two local chapters of the Greater Federation of Women’s Clubs have joined forces to create perennial and bee pollination gardens on the Luzerne County Recreation Complex in Forty Fort.

October 5, 2009

Racing to aid kids

EXETER – More than 150 people ran through a parking lot pushing hospital beds on Sunday to raise money to help the family of a sick little girl.

October 2, 2009

Dash of humor helps educator connect

KINGSTON – Call it “Mr. Nick’s greatest hits.”

September 28, 2009

Getting taste of Big Apple

For five local women artists, the dream of showcasing their combined talents in the same neighborhood that has been an art hub in New York City for decades has come true.

September 27, 2009

Big Brothers, big difference

Parents seeking out the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization often are looking for someone to add healthy influences and a stable relationship to the life of their child. But in 1977, Kay Pettinger yearned for those feelings in her own adult life.

September 24, 2009

A point of pride

WILKES-BARRE – Katie, Erin, Emma and Ryan Murphy were among the first children to utilize the new playground at Coal Street Park on Thursday, and deservedly so.

September 23, 2009

Courthouse at 100 a worthy party, say officials

Local history lovers are revved up for this weekend’s Luzerne County Courthouse centennial celebration, and they hope people are able to separate the building from the nationally publicized misdeeds of some who worked there.

September 15, 2009