<p>A street sweeping vehicle is shown in this file photo.</p>
                                 <p>File photo</p>

A street sweeping vehicle is shown in this file photo.

File photo

Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown announced that there will be street cleaning in Wilkes-Barre City from Tuesday, Aug. 11, through Thursday, Aug. 14.

“No parking” signs, with the street sweeping day indicated, will be posted during street cleaning in each neighborhood. Vehicles will be ticketed if not moved. Residents are asked to please stay alert to posted signs on streets where they park their vehicles.

The tentative schedule is below. Additional neighborhood sweeping schedules will be announced as they are scheduled.

Tuesday

• Parrish Street — South Main Street to Hazle Street — right side

• Stanton Street — Hazle Street to High Street — right side

• Glen Street — High Street to Brown Street — right side

• Jones Street — Brown Street to Hazle Street — right side

• Blackman Street — Hazle Street to South Main Street — right side

• Holland Street — High Street to Loomis Street — right side

• Loomis Street — Blackman Street to Stanton Street — right side

• Airy Street — Stanton Street to Jones Street — right side

• Brown Street — Stanton Street to Blackman Street — right side

• Phoenix Street — Blackman Street to Holland Street — right side

• Collins Street — Holland Street to Parrish Street — right side

• Hughes Street — Parrish Street to Blackman Street — right side

• Wall Street — Hazle Street to Hughes Street — right side

• Bruce Lane — Blackman Street to Parrish Street — both sides

Wednesday

• Parrish Street — South Main Street to Hazle Street — left side

• Stanton Street — Hazle Street to High Street — left side

• Glen Street — High Street to Brown Street — left side

• Jones Street — Brown Street to Hazle Street — left side

• Blackman Street — Hazle Street to South Main Street — left side

• Holland Street — High Street to Loomis Street — left side

• Loomis Street — Blackman Street to Stanton Street — left side

• Airy Street — Stanton Street to Jones Street — left side

• Brown Street — Stanton Street to Blackman Street — left side

• Phoenix Street — Blackman Street to Holland Street — left side

• Collins Street — Holland Street to Parrish Street — left side

•Hughes Street — Parrish Street to Blackman Street — left side

• Wall Street — Hazle Street to Hughes Street — left side

Thursday

• High Street — Hazle Street to Blackman Street — right side

• Bank Street — Stanton Street to Moyallen Street — both sides

• Moyallen Street — Bank Street to High Street — right side

• Prospect Street — High Street to Loomis Street — right side

• McCarragher Street — Farley Lane to High Street — right side

• Dana Street — High Street to Hazle Street — right side

• Abbott Street — Hazle Street to Grove Street — right side

• Grove Street — High Street to Streetanton Street — right side

• Loomis Street — Stanton Street to Moyallen Street — right side

• Farley Lane — Moyallen Street to Dana Street — both sides

Friday

• High Street — Hazle Street to Blackman Street — left side

• Moyallen Street — Bank Street to High Street — left side

• Prospect Street — High Street to Loomis Street — left side

• McCarragher Street — Farley Lane to High Street — left side

• Dana Street — High Street to Hazle Street — left side

• Abbott Street — Hazle Street to Grove Street — left side

• Grove Street — High Street to Stanton Street — left side

• Loomis Street — Stanton Street To Moyallen Street — left side

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Margaret Roarty
Margaret Roarty started at the Times Leader in 2023 as a general news reporter and recently transitioned into covering Wilkes-Barre City and other municipal government news. In her weekly Times Leader column, "In Frame," she shares her passion for filmmaking by exploring the rich arts and entertainment history in Luzerne County, while also offering movie recommendations and reviews. In addition to her reporting for the Times Leader, Margaret is a former contributor to The Film Magazine, an online publication focusing on film analysis and reviews. Her entertainment writing can also be found on Cherry Pickers, Directed By Women, and the Bright Lights Film Journal. Her short fiction can be found in Dark Sire Literary Journal's 9th issue. She is also co-host of "Women Are Reading," a book club podcast where she interviews authors and reviews books with her sister, Katie. In 2026, she joined The Luzerne County Arts and Entertainment Hall of Fame arts committee. Margaret grew up in Luzerne Borough and currently resides in Forty Fort, along with her fiancé, a library full of books, and their orange cat, Jack. In her free time, Margaret can be found obsessively logging films into her Letterboxd, cooking pasta, and writing fiction stories about romantic and fantastical things.