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Our Times Leader test cooks tried to set up a bewitching display, fit for a party. Look closely and you’ll see wands, a skull-shaped bottle, a peaked hat, a real pumpkin and seasonal candles. Our edible offerings include Halloween Pizza, in the foreground, and Pumpkin Juice, in the mug.
Mark Guydish | Times Leader

Even a ‘Muggle’ can make these treats

Mary Biebel - October 28, 2020

Four out of five undead prefer Emeril Lagasse’s Brain Cookies over other recipex. This is baking it old skull!
Mark Guydish | Times Leader

From Chef L. Ivingded: Brain cookies!

54 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County Monday

In this Aug. 15, 2020 file photo Arlo Guthrie talks during a concert at a Woodstock 50th anniversary event in Bethel, N.Y .In lengthy posts on his Facebook page and website, the 73-year-old folksinger announced Friday, he is retiring from performance immediately. He’s canceled numerous shows next year and says he won’t book any new ones.
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Arlo Guthrie, citing health, says he’s retired from touring

Around town: A wonderful night in the Back Mountain

St. Andrew’s Parish plans Drive-Thru Piggie Dinner

Times Leader - October 23, 2020

Jareth Jungermann, second from left, poses with his Scoutmaster and grandfather, Herbert King, and his parents, Janet and Brandon Jungermann, at the outdoor area at the Marian Sutherland Kirby Library that he renovated for his Eagle Project.
Submitted photo

Eagle Project creates pavilion for Kirby Library in Mountain Top

Mary Biebel - October 21, 2020

Four at a time, the doughnuts turn golden brown in a Dutch oven full of hot oil.
Mary Therese Biebel | Times Leader

For Halloween treat, try orange/chocolate doughnuts

Mary Biebel - October 21, 2020

Latest episode of the Times Leader’s Beer Gang available now

Times Leader - October 21, 2020

Mmmmm! Fresh, warm Cowboy cookie!
Mark Guydish | Times Leader

Yeehaw! for Cowboy Cookies!

Mark Guydish - October 20, 2020

Arby’s Foundation supports St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen

Times Leader - October 20, 2020

Ruth meets her uncle Giovanni in Italy.
Courtesy Ruth Corcoran

Life at Full Throttle: Trip to explore Italian roots proves to...

Times Leader - October 20, 2020

Grey Towers is the one-time home of former Pennsylvania Governor and first chief of the U.S. Forest Service Gifford Pinchot. While public programs are closing for the season, the grounds in Milford, Pike County, will remain open for pedestrians to stroll.

Grey Towers season ends on Oct. 31

Times Leader - October 19, 2020

Around Town: Focus on things to be grateful for during troubled...

Times Leader - October 17, 2020

With their hike completed, 11-year-0ld Moriah Conley, left, her 9-year-old brother, Nathan, and her 6-year-old sister, Rebecca, show off some of the many varieties of leaves you can find at Ricketts Glen State Park, including hickory and maple.
Mary Therese Biebel | Times Leader

Going a bit deeper into Ricketts Glen

Mary Biebel - October 15, 2020

Local singer James Barrett grapples with lost love and pandemic on...

Patrick Kernan - October 15, 2020

Rudolph and his nose-so-bright into auction will take flight

Times Leader - October 15, 2020

Roseann and Rick Nardone relax near the fire pit Rick installed to add ‘the flames and the warmth without the smoke’ to their Slocum Township garden.
Mary Therese Biebel | Times Leader

Slocum Township couple enjoys woodland garden

Mary Biebel - October 14, 2020

The finished product, in one half of an old Boy Scout “mess kit.”
Mark Guydish | Times Leader

Going out for an anniversary dinner but still cooking

Mark Guydish - October 14, 2020

The Times Leader test kitchen moved outdoors last week, to a section of the Appalachian Trail in upstate New York, where one of our test cooks carried the ingredients to assemble s’mores.
Mark Guydish | Times Leader

The longer you hike, the better the s’mores will taste

Mary Biebel - October 14, 2020

Pictured are the 2020 officers of the Women’s Golf Organization of the Scranton Canoe Club: Cindy Lempicky, treasurer; Georgette Mecca, secretary; Pat Mould, chairperson; Sharon Karasack, vice-chairperson.

WGO of Scranton Canoe Club marks end of season

Times Leader - October 14, 2020

Diamond City Dine Out kicks off Oct. 25

Times Leader - October 13, 2020

Bear Creek is beautiful throughout the year, but its natural accents really come to the fore when the leaves change each fall.
Submitted photo

Life at Full Throttle: Ten things I love about fall

Times Leader - October 12, 2020

Around Town: Looking for work? Don’t miss our career fair

Times Leader - October 10, 2020

The plated tuna noodle casserole, and yes, that’s my computer keyboard in the background. I pulled it out of the oven while waiting for a virtual school board meeting to start, so I ate it at my home desk.
Mark Guydish | Times Leader

Tuna noodle casserole: Updating a comfort food basic

Mark Guydish - October 8, 2020

Mary Therese Biebel | Times Leader

Lifelong fan of dressing up just may have a costume for...

Mary Biebel - October 7, 2020

To Your Health: Self-exams, early detection key for breast health

Times Leader - October 6, 2020

This delicious smoked salmon avocado toast is one of the signature offerings at The Canning House.
Submitted

Life at Full Throttle: Two local restaurant owners prove adaptability is...

Times Leader - October 4, 2020

You can learn about bats, which help keep insects like mosquitoes, beetles, corn borers, June bugs, gypsy moths, grain moths, cutworm moths, potato beetles and grasshoppers under control, during a program planned for Oct. 10 at Hickory Run State Park.
Times Leader file photo

Hickory Run, Lehigh Gorge, Nescopeck State Parks to host educational programs

Times Leader - October 2, 2020

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