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King’s College presents musical ‘She Loves Me’
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King’s College presents musical ‘She Loves Me’

· November 8, 2021

I don t need to see his handsome profile. I don t need to see his manly frame. All I need to know is in each letter, each long revealing letter. I couldn t know him better, if I knew his name.

‘I can’t wait to tell my parents I like a vegetable!’
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‘I can’t wait to tell my parents I like a vegetable!’

· November 4, 2021

An editor warned me on Tuesday afternoon that I was about to introduce a polarizing topic. But I forged ahead anyway and brought up . dramatic pause here

‘It can still feel like Salem’
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‘It can still feel like Salem’

· November 4, 2021

If the only thing you knew about Arthur Miller s The Crucible was that it s set against the backdrop of witchcraft trials in 17th-century Salem, you might guess it s a history play about events so l

Ovation Playhouse continues ‘The Addams Family’ musical
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Ovation Playhouse continues ‘The Addams Family’ musical

· November 3, 2021

Halloween might be over, Mike Marone admits, but we re still in the spooky season.

Oh, when the saints come marching in
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Oh, when the saints come marching in

· November 3, 2021

One by one the saints came marching up to a microphone earlier this week and introduced themselves to the congregation during a Mass attended by their fellow students from St. Nicholas-St. Mary Scho

‘When we were there, everyone was like a family’
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‘When we were there, everyone was like a family’

· November 2, 2021

When more than 100 former employees of the Nesbitt Memorial Hospital gathered for a reunion at the Irem Temple Pavilion over Labor Day weekend, organizer Maureen Matiska got up and announced it was ti

St. Anthony & St. George Maronite Church plans grab-and-go Lebanese dinner
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St. Anthony & St. George Maronite Church plans grab-and-go Lebanese dinner

· November 1, 2021

As church volunteers prepared kibbe for an upcoming grab and go meal on a recent Friday morning, some of them recalled visits to Lebanon from years ago.

‘King’s is like a family, always’
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‘King’s is like a family, always’

WILKES-BARRE As King s College celebrated its 75th anniversary with an outdoor ceremony on Wednesday afternoon its president, the Rev. Thomas P. Looney, reflected on how it has grown since the first

Cherry trees, autumn air and a touch of history
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Cherry trees, autumn air and a touch of history

· October 24, 2021

Before a hardy little band of hikers set off to explore the Cherry Run Trail at Ricketts Glen State Park early last week, the topic turned quite naturally to cherries.

Little Theatre plans four ‘Rocky Horror’ performances
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Little Theatre plans four ‘Rocky Horror’ performances

· October 22, 2021

Brad and Janet are about to get caught in a rain storm. They re going to approach that castle down the road, the one with the light on. And, after they step inside, their lives will never be the same.

Arcadia Chorale will present ‘Heroes Among Us’
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Arcadia Chorale will present ‘Heroes Among Us’

· October 22, 2021

If you re a health care worker, a first responder, a farmer or any other essential worker, the Arcadia Chorale wants to sing to you, for you and about you.

Friends of Osterhout Free Library cut ribbon for new book shop
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Friends of Osterhout Free Library cut ribbon for new book shop

· October 20, 2021

Wielding a pair of oversized and heavy! scissors, Friends of the Osterhout Free Library Irene Martin and Diane Krokos cut a red ribbon on Wednesday morning to mark the grand re-opening of the Frie

Enjoying a nature show, right in her own backyard
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Enjoying a nature show, right in her own backyard

· October 16, 2021

Butterflies like the primroses.

‘Drown out the noise and listen to God’
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‘Drown out the noise and listen to God’

· October 16, 2021

When she lost her mother at age 12, Tara Lynn Marta felt devastated. But at least she wasn t a total orphan. Her father was there to be her rock, her faithful buddy, the giver of good advice.

Philharmonic to perform music of Sir Elton, Sir Paul, Sir Andrew
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Philharmonic to perform music of Sir Elton, Sir Paul, Sir Andrew

· October 14, 2021

If you love the Music of the Knights hits composed by Sir Elton John, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber as much as M lisse Brunet does, you can expect to have a great time at the F.

You’ll find ‘Spooky Show,’ wine, boutique at 900 Rutter Ave.
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You’ll find ‘Spooky Show,’ wine, boutique at 900 Rutter Ave.

· October 14, 2021

Are you in the mood for some spooky art?

Our Lady of Fatima statue restoration ‘a labor of love’
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Our Lady of Fatima statue restoration ‘a labor of love’

· October 13, 2021

Most people, when they see a statue that s broken or weather-beaten, might think Oh, that s too bad, and walk away.

Looks like it will bea ‘Rain’-y day in Scranton

Looks like it will bea ‘Rain’-y day in Scranton

· October 2, 2021

I ve been a hard-core Beatles fan literally all my life, said Steve Landes, who by age 10 had taught himself to play guitar by listening to the music of the Fab Four.

Wilkes University inaugurates Cant as seventh president
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Wilkes University inaugurates Cant as seventh president

· October 2, 2021

So, Susan, the late baseball player, manager and coach Yogi Berra once asked Susan A. Cole over dinner, what does a university president actually do?

A fig tree grows in Forty Fort
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A fig tree grows in Forty Fort

· September 30, 2021

When Gabriel Dalessandro takes his Labrador retrievers, Luna and Charlie, out to the backyard in late summer, the two dogs get a treat that most people and pets in Northeastern Pennsylvania can only d