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‘We can’t imagine working anywhere else’
To her clients, Mary Taylor was more than a hairdresser. She was a friend.
Locally produced film to premiere Friday at Moonlite Drive-In
Acceptance, friendship, love, the feeling of family, Mike Wawrzynek of Luzerne said, listing the feelings he hopes audience members will take away from a locally produced film that will debut at 6:30
47 years after transplant, local woman’s kidney still going strong
Looking back over the decades, Sandy Daubert remembers she had very protective parents.
Shawnee Fort DAR seeks wreaths for Hanover Green vets’ graves
HANOVER TWP. You can help honor American heroes buried in a historic local cemetery.
Around Town: Looking to help ‘Uncle Bob’ find a kidney
When I listened to my voicemail on Tuesday, I had no idea the voice on the line would belong to my old buddy Bob Feldman.
Art students help create a ‘Spooky Stroudsburg’
Students from East Stroudsburg University s Art Illustration class recently joined other area artists in creating memorable monster faces as part of a GO Collaborative Stroudsburg initiative known as
Scranton Area Community Foundation aids Scranton Cultural Center
The Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple recently received an $8,000 Community Needs Grant from the Scranton Area Community Foundation to assist with repairs to the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg
A solitary farm stand braves Thursday’s rain
We didn t know we d be the only ones, farmer Harold Golomb of Plains Township said late Thursday morning as a slow-but-steady stream of customers braved the rain to approach his stand at an otherwise
From Chef L. Ivingded: Brain cookies!
Brain cookies may bring back memories of Hannibal Lecter to some, and when Emeril Lagasse made these many years ago on his Food Network show, he actually referred to Chianti and fava beans. But don
54 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County Monday
WILKES-BARRE The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Monday that there were 54 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County and one new death.
Around town: A wonderful night in the Back Mountain
Each week when I sit to write this column, I think and reflect on everything that s happened in the past week.
St. Andrew’s Parish plans Drive-Thru Piggie Dinner
St. Andrew s Parish, 316 Parrish St, Wilkes-Barre, will hold a Drive-Thru Piggie Dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Cost is $12, and dinners incl
Eagle Project creates pavilion for Kirby Library in Mountain Top
Whether they re coming for story time, Nature Club or some other program, visitors to the Marian Sutherland Kirby Library in Mountain Top have an outdoor meeting area that s been renovated, repaired a
For Halloween treat, try orange/chocolate doughnuts
After feeding them peas and carrots a few weeks ago and, before that, whole-grain breakfast cookies, I decided the newsroom taste testers deserved a treat that didn t claim to be health food.
Latest episode of the Times Leader’s Beer Gang available now
Have you caught the newest video feature from the Times Leader? If you re a fan of beer, you ll want to check it out.
Arby’s Foundation supports St. Francis of Assisi Kitchen
Arby s restaurant locations in the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Co-Op recently and proudly provided Saint Francis of Assisi Kitchen in Scranton with an $18,800 grant from the Arby s Foundation. The grant wil
Grey Towers season ends on Oct. 31
Public programs at Grey Towers National Historic Site, Milford, PA, will conclude for the 2020 season on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Around Town: Focus on things to be grateful for during troubled times
Last week I told you about our upcoming career fair.