Cor Catena leaving W-B General hospital for new role in parent company
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre General Hospital CEO Cornelio Catena is leaving that job for a position with the hospital s parent company Commonwealth Health. He will become the for-profit company s chi
Hazleton Area School District gets 500 computer Fire tablets from Amazon
HAZLETON Hazleton Area School District got a big boost in its ability to teach students remotely thanks to a surprise donation of 500 Fire 8 computer tablets from the Fire 8 maker, Amazon.
Wilkes U. sets up Racial Justice and Inclusion Fund
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes University trustees decided to contribute their own money to set up a Racial Justice and Inclusion Fund that will help pay for events, lectures, training and workshops promotin
Scampi: It’s all about the garlic, or should be.
Odds are if I tallied all the meals I ve eaten in restaurants (excluding fast food and pizza joints), shrimp scampi would be the entree I ordered most. I tried making a recipe of it years ago and was
WVW Superintendent: 3 plans for return to school, depending on virus
KINGSTON In a video message posted on the district s website Wyoming Valley West Superintendent David Tosh announced three options for the reopening of school Sept. 8, depending on the status of the
Analysis: Testing rate in Luzerne County relatively stable
Has the number of positive COVID-19 cases dropped in Luzerne County because of a decrease in testing? Statistics suggest that is not the case.
You want easy chicken? Get lucky!
The run-on gag in our house is that Mark makes the complicated stuff, MT keeps it simple.
Misericordia University goes smoke-free
DALLAS TWP. Misericordia University has gone full-bore for clean lungs, issuing a media release that effective July 1, the University campus and all its facilities (are) smoke-free and tobacco-free
Wilkes to hold virtual ‘Discover Pharmacy’ camp for high school students
WILKES-BARRE Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant demand for a new vaccine and new therapeutics for the disease, Wilkes University announced a virtual Discover Pharmacy Camp for high schoo
Wyoming Area passes budget with 3.5% tax hike, plans for re-opening
EXETER Wyoming Area School Board narrowly approved a final budget Wednesday with a 3.5% property tax increase.
King’s College buys S&W building on N. Main St.
WILKES-BARRE King s College has purchased the property that once housed the venerable S&W Restaurant at 141-149 N. main St. in Wilkes-Barre, according to an email sent out to the college community b
Wyoming Valley West passes budget with no tax hike
KINGSTON In a brief, in-person meeting held in a small conference room at the Middle School, the Wyoming Valley West School Board approved a final budget Tuesday morning for 2020-21 with no tax incr
Wilkes-Barre Area students will have choice between in-person or remote learning
WILKES-BARRE Wilkes-Barre Area School District students will have a choice between learning from home and learning in school when classes resume.
Hanover Area passes final budget after testy exchange in virtual meeting
HANOVER TWP. The Hanover Area School Board approved a final budget with no tax increase Tuesday, but the motions sparked some testy debate after Board Member Vic Kopko read a statement warning of f
Diocese of Scranton to ordain three priests today
SCRANTON Three Luzerne County men will be ordained priests by Diocese of Scranton Bishop Joseph Bambera today, but attendance will be limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chalk hearts and real smiles delivered by United Way
WILKES-BARRE Odds are good they were smiling behind the masks as they got lots of attention and some free learning supplies, but the real fun began when they broke out the sidewalk chalk.
Northwest Area OKs budget with 3.5% property tax increase
UNION TWP. In a virtual meeting on Thursday with most members sitting at separate tables in the high school library, the Northwest Area School Board approved a final budget for the 2020-21 school ye
Crestwood holds in-person meeting, approves tax hike again
WRIGHT TWP. In a special meeting held in the secondary campus auditorium and streamed online, the Crestwood School Board voted for a second time on a 2020-21 final budget with a 2.5% property tax in
Report: Geisinger Wyoming Valley leads area in cancer surgeries
If experience is your main metric in choosing where to get cancer surgery, Geisinger Wyoming Valley tops the list in most of 11 cases, according to a new report.
LCCC board passes budget with no increase in tuition and fees
NANTICOKE In a hybrid meeting that had most members and the president in one room, staff and media in another, and several board members participating via Zoom, the Luzerne County Community College