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Nanticoke rings in the season

December 15, 2019

NANTICOKE — Christmas came early to the city on Sunday afternoon, as Nanticoke hosted its annual Christmas parade and Santa meet-and-greet. The parade started at the Greater Nanticoke Area High School and made its way […]

Luzerne County Council chairmanship up for grabs

December 15, 2019

Luzerne County Council won’t meet again until Jan. 6, when four new members will be seated. The county’s home rule charter requires council to select a chair and vice chair at this reorganization meeting. While […]

Washington bracing for impeachment

December 15, 2019

WASHINGTON — As Washington braces for this week’s expected vote to impeach President Donald Trump, partisan battle lines hardened on Sunday, with Democrats defending impeachment even if Trump isn’t removed from office and Republicans denouncing […]

Washington bracing for impeachment

December 15, 2019

75 years on, Battle of the Bulge memories bond people

December 15, 2019

THIMISTER-CLERMONT, Belgium — As a schoolboy three quarters of a century ago, Marcel Schmetz would regularly see open trucks rumble past to a makeshift American cemetery — filled with bodies, some headless, some limbless, blood […]

Luzerne County election director salary questioned during budget vote

December 15, 2019

Luzerne County Manager C. David Pedri must find $4,500 in the new 2020 budget to cover higher compensation he provided to the new election director. Pedri recently promoted human resources business partner Shelby Watchilla to […]

CornellCookson expands in Mountain Top, has job openings

December 14, 2019

WRIGHT TWP. — Rolling door manufacturer CornellCookson recently marked the completion of a $14 million expansion of its Mountain Top facility. The occasion was marked with a ribbon cutting and celebration last week at the […]