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August 16, 2018

Going wild for their girls: Tunkhannock in tizzy for Wednesday’s title tilt

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TUNKHANNOCK — While many family and friends made the 2,761-mile trek from Tunkhannock to Portland, Oregon, to watch their hometown team in the Little League Softball World Series championship, the fans who couldn’t make it […]

Smooth surface coming for path atop Wyoming Valley Levee

August 15, 2018 0

Weather permitting, paving of the popular asphalt path atop the Wyoming Valley Levee is set to begin Monday, according to the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority. Repairing of the asphalt cracks and bumps has been […]

Westmoreland Club CEO named honorary chair of NAACP fundraiser

August 15, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes-Barre NAACP has chosen Robert Williams as honorary chair for the 20th annual Freedom Fund Banquet, slated for Oct. 27. Williams has served as General Manager/CEO at the Westmoreland Club since 1995. […]

Latest round of Luzerne County flood buyouts covers more than 150 properties

August 15, 2018 0

Around 155 flood-prone properties are being demolished through a Luzerne County Community Development Office program, municipal consultant Jim Brozena told county council members this week. That’s in addition to another nearly 200 buyouts through a […]

Employee at LCCC dental clinic accused of stealing cash

August 15, 2018 0

NANTICOKE — A receptionist for the dental clinic at Luzerne County Community College was charged Wednesday with stealing cash deposits from July 2016 to September 2017. Melissa Sue Taney, 43, of Seventh Avenue, Berwick, surrendered […]

Bridge linking Pittston and West Pittston to close for lighting work

August 15, 2018 0

The Firefighters’ Memorial Bridge on Water Street, which links Pittston and West Pittston, is expected to be closed Aug. 21 and 22 for lighting upgrades, Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri announced Wednesday. County council […]

Wolf, PennDOT give update on road-fixing blitz

August 15, 2018 0

WILKES-BARRE — PennDOT is moving ahead with accelerated repaving contracts after applying more than 109,000 tons of patching material and improving more than 1,000 miles of roadway through July to deal with the widespread outbreak […]

Features

Dallas Lions Club plans sixth annual golf tournament

August 15, 2018 0

The Dallas Lions Club will hold its sixth annual golf tournament to support the Back Mountain Memorial Library at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Irem Country Club. Registration is at 11:30 a.m. Cost is [...]
Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania announces 2018-2019 season

August 15, 2018 0
All five Foley Law Firm lawyers recognized as ‘best lawyers’

August 15, 2018 0

Tunkhannock falls in Little League Softball World Series title game

August 15, 2018 0

Tunkhannock ran into a tough left-hander in its extra-inning win over the Asia-Pacific champion in the quarterfinals. Another awaited Tunkhannock on Wednesday night in the Little League Softball World Series championship game in Portland, Ore. [...]
RailRiders’ Nestor Cortes salvages split against Indianapolis

August 15, 2018 0

MOOSIC — RailRiders fans were likely expecting a dominant pitching performance in their doubleheader against Indianapolis. Rather than coming from the New York Yankees’ top prospect, the RailRiders received a shut-down outing from a pitcher [...]
Yankees’ Brian Cashman: RailRiders’ Justus Sheffield’s time is coming

August 15, 2018 0

Justus Sheffield may have pitched in Moosic Wednesday night, but fans are eager to know when the New York Yankees top prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, will make his big-league debut. With injuries to the [...]
Back issues end football career of Penn State starting DE Ryan Buchholz

August 15, 2018 0

For Ryan Buchholz, the pain was worse than those outside the team knew. On Wednesday, the Penn State defensive end revealed that it would cost him his career. A long battle with back problems has [...]

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