Study: ‘Effective’ property tax for Luzerne County same as state average
If you want the lowest property taxes while getting the best bang for your tax dollars in the region, move to Sullivan County, according to a new analysis from the website smartasset.com.
COVID-19 by ZIP code: Kingston sees a surge
Data from the state department of health last week shows the Kingston ZIP code of 18704 had a bit of surge in new cases of COVID-19, registering 10 new cases since last Friday. That s four more than t
Former Boston Globe editor Ben Bradlee to present at King’s college event
WILKES-BARRE Well-known former deputy managing editor of the Boston Globe Ben Bradlee Jr. will be the featured presenter at a virtual event this Wednesday, Sept. 9, arranged by the McGowan Center fo
Crestwood announces meal distribution plans
WRIGHT TWP. Crestwood School District, which has opted to begin the school year with remote-only lessons, has released details of meal distribution to students.
COVID-19 on campus: King’s, Wilkes and Misericordia all report cases
All three of Luzerne County s private, four-year institutions of higher education have reported cases of COVID-19 in the first week of classes.
Greater Nanticoke Area pushes start of school to Tuesday due to boil advisory
NANTICOKE Greater Nanticoke Area School district has pushed the first day of school to Tuesday, the day after Labor Day, due to an ongoing boil advisory following a water main break Monday.
CATE comes to town: Mobile COVID-19 unit visits Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE For two days including Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the new mobile COVID Response unit dubbed CATE parked in the Northampton lot across the street from the YMCA, offering free info
Back to the Big Easy: Shrimp Po’ Boys
Decades ago, in another lifetime, my older brother enlisted in the Army and ended up moving his family to Fort Polk, Louisiana. A friend and I took a week and flew out to Baton Rouge, rented a car and
Wilkes, LCCC sign new agreement expanding dual admission
WILKES-BARRE They wore masks as they signed the new agreements designed to make four-year degrees more accessible to local students, but they insisted they were smiling.
LCCC’s water restored, classes will begin Wednesday
NANTICOKE With water restored , Luzerne County Community College will re-open Wednesday, the college announced. Monday was set to be the first day of classes for students, but a main pipe break robb
Greater Nanticoke Area will resume classes Thursday with student group “B” in schools
NANTICOKE Greater Nanticoke Area school District will resume in-person classes Thursday as previously planned, with students designated as group B attending classes in school while group A learn
WB Area still set to open Sept. 11, with changes
WILKES-BARRE At a virtual School Board meeting Monday Superintendent Brian Costello announced Wilkes-Barre Area School District still plans to have the first day of school Sept. 11, but that classes
WVW school board leaves sports as is, looking into testing all athletes
KINGSTON At an 8 a.m.Monday the Wyoming Valley West School Board held a special virtual meeting for a second vote on the fate of fall sports, but opted to skip the vote and look into requiring COVID
ZIP code data shows Hazleton’s share of COVID-19 cases declined
Data on COVID-19 cases by ZIP code from the state Department of Health shows Hazleton s two codes of 18201 and 18202 still make up the largest single amount of new cases this week, but no longer make
Greater Nanticoke Area ready for first day
NANTICOKE Floor markings of footprints six feet apart, hi-tech temperature scanners before heading to homeroom, pedal-powered sanitizer stations, drinking fountains wrapped in green plastic, desks
Pittston Area School Board: Green light for fall sports, but with waivers
YATESVILLE Pittston Area School Board is allowing fall sports and extra curricular activity to occur with the caveat that parents of all participating students must first sign an assumption of risk
WVW board deadlocks on fall sports vote. Source: Teams still practicing
KINGSTON With one board member missing in a virtual special meeting, the Wyoming Valley West School Board voted Thursday morning 4-4 on a motion to approve/disapprove fall sports/extra-curricular a
Luzerne County schools nab $1.19 million in federal money
Luzerne County schools got a bit more than $1 million in federal grants funneled through the state and intended to help students designated for Additional Targeted Support and Improvement, a group o
First day of school amid a pandemic: Dallas opens doors
DALLAS TWP. Nobody seemed to mind the masks, though there were opinions.
Potato pancake of potato pancakes from the chef of chefs?
Inspiration to try a new recipe springs from many a source. In this case, several.