Around Town: YP Giving Mixer a success, Halloween haunt to come

I sat in the crowd of mostly young professionals on Wednesday night at the YP Giving Mixer at the Woodlands in Plains Township and was truly in awe of the amount of good work happening here in Northea

Sink your teeth into delicious apple recipes

Fall always brings me back to the kitchen. As soon as the air gets cooler, I long for comfort foods and get the urge to bake. A recent visit to the Wilkes-Barre Farmer s Market pushed me into taking a

Tell Giselle: Diet is a four-letter word Part 2

Continuing with last week s column about someone who wanted to drop some pounds before an upcoming event and wanted to learn how best to begin a weight-loss program, this also answers a query: How do

Geisinger promotes world-renowned cardiologistto chief of clinical electrophysiology

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, M.D., has been promoted to chief of clinical electrophysiology for Geisinger.

Car show, Trunk or Treat will be part of LCCC’s 33rd annual craft festival

The HiLites Motor Club will hold a car cruise and Trunk or Treat event from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at Luzerne County Community College s campus in Nanticoke.

Out on a Limb: Genealogists, take note of ethnic clusters

Whether you re a genealogist or not, you ve probably noticed that the calendar is peppered with days devoted to various ethnicities, often with the word heritage appended to them.

‘It’s important not to lose that magic’

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

What do cheeseburgers and fiction have in common? A whole lot if you are in the Saint Jude School Second Grade class. Under the direction of their teacher, Mrs. MaryAnn Crofchick, the students read a

Amvets Post 59 holds flag retirement ceremony at Plymouth American Legion

Amvets Post 59, Hanover Township, recently held a flag retirement ceremony at Plymouth American Legion. The flag retirement started with a blessing of the flags followed by burning them and burying th

Witches still adorable in ‘Hocus Pocus 2’

We re back witches is the tongue-in-cheek tagline from the brand-new sequel to the 1993 cult hit Hocus Pocus. It s been nearly three decades since stars Bette Midler ( The First Wives Club ) Sarah

‘The best I’ve had since my mother’s’

Please consider making oyster stew, Times Leader reader Kathy Pesta wrote via email, suggesting she d been touched by a recent column in which Bill O Boyle talked about longing for a taste of that di

2 King’s College students awarded full-tuition Kearney & Co. Scholarships

King s College has awarded two Kearney 23, of Whitehall, and Kayla Supkowski 24, of Mountain Top.

Wyoming Valley Interfaith Council to honor Rittner, Taylor at luncheon

The Wyoming Valley Interfaith Council will hold its annual Citation of Distinction Award luncheon at noon Monday, Nov. 14 at The Woodlands Inn and Resort.

J’eet yet? New Jersey crumb bums, er crumb buns

This recipe drew me mainly by the name. When the chefs on America s Test Kitchen announced the episode featured New Jersey Crumb Buns, my brain immediately turned them into Crumb Bums, as in We d

Disney Junior Costume Palooza coming to Kirby Center

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

Reading journals from the she-shed

This is an easy week-end read that will keep your interest piqued until the end. The main character, Samira Wilder, is down on her luck having just lost another job. In addition to her money woes her

‘There’s no place like home’

The MPB Community Players, in cooperation with the Hazleton Integration Project, will present the musical theatre extravaganza The Wizard of Oz at the Hazleton One Community Center on Oct. 14, 15 an

Friends of North Pocono Public Library expand book sale to 3 days

The Friends of the North Pocono Public Library (NPPL) invite you to stop by their annual Book Sale in the library s Community Room from October 20-22. The group is excited to add a third day this year

To Your Health: Compare Medicare plans to find right fit

The Medicare Annual Enrollment period begins on Oct. 15 and lasts through Dec. 7, and if you re eligible for Medicare for the first time or haven t considered your options lately, it s time to find a

Community Champion: THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION’S NON-PROFIT FORUM

AND THE WINNER IS ALL OF LUZERNE COUNTY AND LUZERNE COUNTY NONPROFITS!