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Bringing ‘Rocky Horror’ to Hazleton
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Bringing ‘Rocky Horror’ to Hazleton

· October 26, 2022

How many people even have landlines anymore? Adam Randis said with a laugh, admitting the plot device that brings Janet and Brad to an eerie mansion on a rainy night is dated.

Civics students meet Wilkes-Barre mayor, other leaders
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Civics students meet Wilkes-Barre mayor, other leaders

· October 25, 2022

A highly motivated police dog can climb a tree.

Events: Celebrating Halloween with harvest-time fun
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Events: Celebrating Halloween with harvest-time fun

· October 23, 2022

I haven t had anyone call for help yet, Logan Broyan said with a laugh, explaining that folks who visit the maze at his family s farm in Nescopeck tend to find their way out of the dried cornstalks i

Perennially popular ‘Rocky Horror’ returnsto Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre
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Perennially popular ‘Rocky Horror’ returnsto Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre

· October 20, 2022

You could see a family of four next to a 95-year-old in a leather jacket. You ll see everything, cast member Michael Speranza. 22. of Scranton said, explaining who might be in the audience when The

Sweet Valley teen holding ‘sleepout’ to help the homeless
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Sweet Valley teen holding ‘sleepout’ to help the homeless

· October 20, 2022

Tonight s temperatures may dip into the 30s, but Juliet Price is undeterred.

‘This will knock people’s socks off’
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‘This will knock people’s socks off’

· October 20, 2022

We ve all experienced that powerful swelling in your chest, Tony Brooks told the crowd shortly after noon on Thursday. We often can t describe the feeling, but we know it when it fills our heart.

Keeping schools safer
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Keeping schools safer

· October 18, 2022

This is not just my book. This is my passion, Joseph J. Harris wrote in the introduction to School Security, the Risk Assessment Blueprint.

60 years since Vatican II
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60 years since Vatican II

· October 16, 2022

I don t know if you can see this, but right there is Monsignor (David) Tressler, the Rev. Daniel Issing said, pointing to a photo that showed some of the 3,000 bishops who had gathered in Rome for th

‘It’s important not to lose that magic’
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‘It’s important not to lose that magic’

· October 13, 2022

The little stick figures walk forward, in groups of five or six or seven, trudging atop wedges of a tree trunk, and representing members of artist Holly Wilson s family her children, her siblings an

Moving River Ministries wants to build ‘theater of faith’ on Planters site
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Moving River Ministries wants to build ‘theater of faith’ on Planters site

· October 13, 2022

A performing arts theater Planters Peanuts memorabilia the inviting smell of peanuts in a roaster live Nativity presentations at Christmas time and, coming right up, a Trunk or Treat event on

Disney Junior Costume Palooza coming to Kirby Center
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Disney Junior Costume Palooza coming to Kirby Center

· October 11, 2022

If you know that Goofy s Hot Dog Dance includes a lot of flapping of arms, and that the Happy Booty Dance from Puppy Dog Pals includes a lot of wiggling and wagging of tails, chances are you know a sm

‘He was the guy who kept us going’
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‘He was the guy who kept us going’

· October 9, 2022

Ten years ago, when Meyers High School class of 1972 was having its 40th-anniversary reunion, organizer Jeff Pace asked if anyone had lost their senior yearbook.

Temple Israel celebrates ‘Asher Stronger Shabbat’
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Temple Israel celebrates ‘Asher Stronger Shabbat’

· October 7, 2022

Two years ago the slogan was Asher Strong, as friends of a Kingston boy welcomed him home after he spent months in Children s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Wilkes opens theater season with madcap farce ‘Clue’
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Wilkes opens theater season with madcap farce ‘Clue’

· October 4, 2022

If you ve ever played the classic Hasbro game Clue, you know your objective is to solve one whodunit.

Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus turns 70
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Wyoming Valley Barbershop Harmony Chorus turns 70

· October 1, 2022

I love making harmony with the people here, 17-year-old John McLaughlin of Kingston said.

Beginners, experts welcome to join newly formed quilting group
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Beginners, experts welcome to join newly formed quilting group

· September 29, 2022

When Beverly Yencha spotted some quilting frames among the thousands of flea market items at the St. Nicholas Bazaar in July, she had an idea.

‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ brings slapstick fun to King’s College stage
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‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ brings slapstick fun to King’s College stage

· September 28, 2022

Snatches of songs as diverse as You Can t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd and Everybody Was Kung Fu Figh TING wafted through the King s College auditorium on a recent Tuesday evening as young

Gaslight Theatre’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ opens Sept. 30
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Gaslight Theatre’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ opens Sept. 30

· September 28, 2022

It was a Tuesday night rehearsal, and Romeo was in the dumps because a young woman named Rosalind refused to be his girlfriend.

‘Rocco’s Grandpop’ reads to 4-year-old preschoolers
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‘Rocco’s Grandpop’ reads to 4-year-old preschoolers

· September 27, 2022

On Tuesday morning Judge Correale Stevens wasn t using his title as Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge.

‘Mesmerizing’ performance highlights Temple Israel centennial
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‘Mesmerizing’ performance highlights Temple Israel centennial

· September 25, 2022

Sunrise, Sunset. Sunrise, Sunset. Swiftly flow the days. Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers, blossoming even as we gaze. Sunrise, Sunset. Sunrise, Sunset. Swiftly fly the years. One season followi