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Business: Edward’s Garden Center much more than plants and trees

April 22, 2019 0

FORTY FORT — Flowers, trees and other decor line the winding landscaped road leading into Edward’s Garden Center, along with some more eclectic pieces sure to catch one’s eye – such as a classic orange […]

Styling: Springs must have accessories

April 21, 2019 0

Even if the weather changes from warm to cold day by day one thing you can always count on to keep you feeling spring ready is accessories! Here are some of the trending accessories for […]

Testing of abandoned mine shafts underway at Wilkes-Barre site

April 21, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — A project is underway at the Dorrance Colliery Fan Complex to determine whether two abandoned mine shafts had been backfilled, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Located on Courtright Avenue in […]

Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka

April 21, 2019 0

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in nine bombings that rocked churches, luxury hotels and other sites in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday — the deadliest violence […]

Celebrating the resurrection

April 21, 2019 0

SHAVERTOWN — Parishioners at St. Therese’s Roman Catholic Church joined Christians worldwide in celebrating Easter on Sunday morning. Lector Jen Zangardi, of Dallas, sings a psalm in her pew during Easter Sunday Mass at St. […]

Proposed lobbyist hire on Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council voting agenda

April 21, 2019 0

Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri’s request to hire a lobbyist is up for a vote on Tuesday’s council agenda. If approved, Harrisburg-based Maverick Strategies would be paid $5,000 per month to identify resources and […]

Look Back: Apartment building planned at site of Our Lady of Fatima Grotto in late 1960s

April 21, 2019 0

An attorney from New York in 1966 through a Luzerne County sheriff’s sale purchased property on West North Street, Wilkes-Barre, intending to build a high rise apartment building, while an attorney in Plains Township wanted […]

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