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Events 

 &#8226; The West Pittston Tour of Homes scheduled for Saturday has been canceled due to the flooding in West Pittston. Information on obtaining a refund will be published in a few days. 
Save your tickets and check info@ westpittstonhistory.org for details on refunds.
 &#8226; The 61st annual memorial service of the 1st Battalion, 109th Field Artillery, set for Sunday, will be rescheduled for Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. on the front lawn of the 109th Armory in Wilkes-Barre.
 &#8226; Due to the flooding, the Great Women of Northeast Pennsylvania event scheduled for today has been postponed. If you wish to attend or have purchased tickets, a new date will be announced soon.
&#8226; The homemade soup sale at Noxen United Methodist Church scheduled for Sept. 17 has been canceled due to flooding.
&#8226; The Beth Moore Simulcast planned Sept. 10 has been rescheduled to Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Forty Fort United Methodist Church, 26 Yeager Ave., Forty Fort. Tickets are still available. Current ticket holders must verify their attendance by calling 280-9589.
 &#8226; The Sept. 8 meeting for the Italian American Veterans of Luzerne County Post 1 is rescheduled to Thursday at St. Mary&rsquo;s Antiochian Orthodox Church, 905 S. Main St. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. followed by the business session.
&#8226; Due to flooding, The Italian American Association has canceled the September dinner meeting. The next scheduled event will be the Person of the Year Banquet on Oct. 9.

Municipal services

 &#8226; Forty Fort borough recycling is canceled for the week of Sept. 12 and will resume on Sept. 26. Yard waste will be picked up the week of Sept. 19.
&#8226; The Plymouth Borough Council meeting scheduled for today is rescheduled to Sept. 27.

Religious services

&#8226; The Wyoming Valley 9/11 Commemoration has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday. Representatives from fire and rescue services, local and state government, the religious community and citizens of our county will join to reflect on the tenth anniversary of the horror of Sept. 11, 2001. An honor guard will take part in the event as well as the Wyoming Seminary Madrigal. The hour of prayer, honor and memory will be followed by refreshments. The event will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, South Franklin and Northampton streets, Wilkes-Barre. Parking will be available at the Jewish Community Center and across from the YMCA.

Bus service

The Luzerne County Transportation Authority has resumed limited bus service. Routes and times might be altered due to road closures and conditions, according to Robb Henderson, operations manager.

Education

The work session of the Wyoming Area Board of Education scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed. A combined work session and regular meeting will be on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Secondary Center auditorium, 20 Memorial St., Exeter.

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