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Tell Giselle: Nourishing curiosity develops agency Part 2
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Tell Giselle: Nourishing curiosity develops agency Part 2

Should I encourage my child to build a career, and not just have a job?

Remember When: Summer badge got you into the pool
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Remember When: Summer badge got you into the pool

· June 23, 2023

Summers of decades ago can live in memory as a haze of carefree, youthful and family pleasure.

Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ creator, dies at 99
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Tony-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ creator, dies at 99

NEW YORK Tony- and Grammy Award-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, who with composer Jerry Bock made up the premier musical-theater songwriting duos of the 1950s and 1960s with shows such as Fiddler

Waverly Comm honors new trustees, volunteer of year
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Waverly Comm honors new trustees, volunteer of year

· June 23, 2023

At its annual meeting on June 5, the Waverly Community House introduced three new trustees to its board of trustees: Sharon Borgia, Bill Chickillo and Greg Rosetti. The newly appointed trustees replac

‘Our club members love to come out and support the animals’
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‘Our club members love to come out and support the animals’

· June 23, 2023

Wyoming Valley Motorcycle Club has planned its 2023 SPCA Motorcycle Ride to begin and end at Polish American Vets, at 2 South Oak St., Hudson section of Wilkes-Barre, on Sunday, June 25.

Decision in the dairy aisle
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Decision in the dairy aisle

· June 22, 2023

There I was in the dairy aisle, holding a tube of refrigerated dough in my hand, and debating.

Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame makes donation to Challenger Baseball
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Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame makes donation to Challenger Baseball

· June 22, 2023

On June 3 at Evercor Field in Miners Mills. the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame presented Wyoming Valley Challenger Baseball with a $500 check at their scheduled Buddy Day. The LCSHOF committee a

Israeli Scouts sing and dance at JCC Camp
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Israeli Scouts sing and dance at JCC Camp

· June 21, 2023

How do we tell 75 years of the history of our country?

They’re off to see the wizardat Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre
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They’re off to see the wizardat Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre

· June 20, 2023

When I put on the dress I never wanted to take it off, said Cecelia Pugh, 17, of Wilkes-Barre, talking about a farm girl s frock of blue-and-white gingham.

Hamilton named executive director at Waverly Comm
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Hamilton named executive director at Waverly Comm

· June 19, 2023

The Waverly Community House Board of Trustees has named Michelle Hamilton as its new Executive Director. Michelle assumed her new role on June 12. Her goals are to provide organizational leadership, a

Scranton Tennis Club to host Lackawanna County Open Tennis Tournament
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Scranton Tennis Club to host Lackawanna County Open Tennis Tournament

· June 19, 2023

The ninth Lackawanna County Open Tennis Tournament will be held at Scranton Tennis Club (STC) on July 6-9, featuring men s and women s singles and doubles in A and B Divisions.

To Your Health: Memory and cognition help available
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To Your Health: Memory and cognition help available

June is Alzheimer s and Brain Awareness Month, so it s a fitting time to share information about a group of diseases that, according to the World Health Organization, affect more than 55 million peopl

Misericordia art exhibit to focus on railroading in NEPA
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Misericordia art exhibit to focus on railroading in NEPA

· June 18, 2023

DALLAS For most railfans the love of trains begins early and runs deep.

Reflecting on rail photography with Oren B. Helbok
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Reflecting on rail photography with Oren B. Helbok

· June 18, 2023

Photos by Bloomsburg-based artist and railroad photographer Oren B. Helbok are part of The Ties That Bind: Railroading in NEPA, an exhibit that opens this week at Misericordia University s Pauly Fri

Around Town: Consider celebrating a worthy cause for your birthday
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Around Town: Consider celebrating a worthy cause for your birthday

· June 18, 2023

I m filled with all sorts of thanks this weekend.

Luzerne Foundation: Introducing the MamaBird Fund
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Luzerne Foundation: Introducing the MamaBird Fund

Introducing The Luzerne Foundation s newest fund, the MamaBird Fund

Tell Giselle: Wishy washy attitudes about working post graduation Part 1
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Tell Giselle: Wishy washy attitudes about working post graduation Part 1

Several encounters are summarized in this composite, and may remind you of someone you know:

Iconic drummer Steve Smith to perform in Scranton
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Iconic drummer Steve Smith to perform in Scranton

· June 17, 2023

When drummer Steve Smith and his jazz/rock fusion band Vital Information perform at The Railyard in Scranton on Thursday you can expect to hear some arrangements from Time Flies.

Wilkes University honors Kenneth Klemow with Lifetime Achievement Award
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Wilkes University honors Kenneth Klemow with Lifetime Achievement Award

· June 16, 2023

Kenneth Klemow, professor and chair of biology, has received the Wilkes University Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, new in 2023, was presented to Klemow for more than 40 years of service at Wilk

Wilkes University honors Andrew Miller with Carpenter Award for Teaching
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Wilkes University honors Andrew Miller with Carpenter Award for Teaching

· June 16, 2023

Andrew P. Miller, associate professor of political science at Wilkes University, has received the Carpenter Award for Teaching. The award, considered Wilkes highest honor for teaching, recognizes an