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Little Eric’s Foundation plans snow day fund-raiser
Little Eric s Foundation will sponsor Little Eric s Big Snow Day, a day of fun to ski, snowboard and snow tube from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 22 at Montage Mountain. Tickets may be purchased at the LEF ta
Penn State Hazleton senior helps secure $300K for community
HAZLETON Penn State students pursuing a Student Engagement Network (SEN) grant are encouraged to think creatively about how the funding might positively impact themselves or their communities. Penn
‘Gatsby,’ ‘Age of Innocence’ focus of Wyoming County Reads
Do you know Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan and Jay Gatsby?
WVW’s Trinity Johnson commits to University of Rochester
Wyoming Valley West High School s Trinity Johnson recently committed to the University of Rochester to further her academic and basketball career. Shown are, front row: Shane Johnson, father; Trinity
King’s College announces fall 2021 dean’s list
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., January 7, 2022 Dr. Joseph Evan, provost and vice president for academic affairs at King s College, recently announced the students who have qualified for the Fall 2021 dean s lis
Friends of the Osterhout Free Library group donates $24,500
The Friends of the Osterhout Free Library are delighted to announce that they were recently able to provide $24,500 to the Osterhout Free Library. These funds will be used to provide materials for the
FNCB Bank donates $8,000 to Dallas Foundation for Excellence in Education
FNCB Bank, locally based since 1910, has announced an $8,000 Pennsylvania Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) donation to the Dallas Foundation for Excellence in Education, Inc. The donation will
St. Jude eighth grade holds Advent reflection
The eighth-grade students at Saint Jude School in Mountain Top always look forward to their annual Christmas right of passage, the acting out of the Nativity for the school community.
Local artist invites others to join in mural project
When family members gather to celebrate a birth, a wedding, or any other kind of good fortune in some regions of India, Mona Pande of Shavertown said, the women in the group often paint together.
Sts. Cyril & Methodius Church celebrate Epiphany with ‘Blessing of the Water’
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant, celebrated The Epiphany of our Lord with a traditional Blessing of the Water during the Divine Liturgy on Jan. 6.
Tell Giselle: Post-holiday blues are not always avoidable but can be minimized
From a grandmother who goes through the same scenario each year:
Geisinger honors 195 providers for high patient satisfaction
DANVILLE Geisinger recently honored 195 caregivers for being named among the best in the country by their patients, according to national surveys.
Act Out Theatre production ‘anything but your traditional whodunit’
Act Out Theatre Group will present the murder mystery, Wine, Cheese and Murder from Jan. 7 through 9. Also this weekend, Dunmore s Space Time Mead and Cider Works will offer samplings in the theater s
Old-fashioned recycling was worth celebrating
Our forefathers (and foremothers) were ingenious. They didn t run out and buy new stuff when they needed something. They used what they had.
Hanover Area students honored through SOAR program
The S.O.A.R. program is promoted throughout the Hanover Area School District, guiding students to be safe, own their actions, keep a positive attitude and to always be respectful. The following studen
Luzerne County dairy farm donates award to Crestwood School District
WAPWALLOPEN Jeff Bloss of Bloss Farms LLC in Wapwallopen, recently donated his Dairying for Tomorrow Award to the Crestwood School District to purchase $500 worth of portable cooling equipment to ke
Luzerne County SHINE students send cards to nursing home residents
Students from SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University spread holiday cheer to residents of area nursing homes and rehabilitation centers.
Healthy MOMS program a labor of love
SCRANTON Before she got help, Jennifer was shoeless, homeless, pregnant and uncertain as to whether she could even care for herself, much less a baby.