Within a few years, the three Wilkes-Barre public high schools will be only memories. Just last week the district announced that the consolidation plan has been expanded to include all of them – Coughlin, GAR […]
WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella announced this week — on the observance of Purple Heart Day on Aug. 7 — that Treasury holds 16 unclaimed Purple Heart medals and 18 Purple Heart pins, ribbons, […]
WILKES-BARRE — As the race for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania heats up, Lou Barletta is pulling out all stops. A Republican and a good friend of President Donald Trump, Barletta, 62, of Hazleton, is […]
WILKES-BARRE — As the race for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania heats up, Lou Barletta is pulling out all stops. A Republican and a good friend of President Donald Trump, Barletta, 62 of Hazleton, is […]
Several months ago, we celebrated the christening of Eve, our newest granddaughter, at “Old St. Pat’s,” one of the only buildings that survived the Great Chicago Fire, and the parish Kate and Andy belonged to […]
WILKES-BARRE — As Pennsylvania students prepare to head back to school this fall, the Wolf Administration urges parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated for protection against life-threatening diseases. “Now is the perfect time […]
PLYMOUTH — It’s time for the annual celebration in my hometown. The 15th annual Plymouth Alive Original Kielbasa Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10-11, on the Main Street I walked and hung […]
If you’re concerned about a health issue or are facing a new diagnosis, you might have a lot of questions. Even if you fully trust your doctor — whether it’s your primary care physician or […]
Sometimes, on one of these too-warm evenings, I dream of lifting the lid of a big old-fashioned cooler and pulling out a 5-cent soda. Yeah, I said “a 5-cent soda.” Root beer maybe, or lime; […]
It’s no secret that millennials get a bad rap. We’re constantly called lazy, spoiled, selfish, etc. It seems like almost every day a new article comes out telling the world another reason we’re horrible. Just […]
“Let your heart rule your head” might just seem like a phrase about letting your emotions help you make a decision, but it turns out there’s a very real medical connection between our hearts and […]
The most common question I get asked these days is “How’s married life?” It’s not an odd question given my newly-acquired marital status, but my answer is always the same. “Good,” I deadpan. It’s not […]
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