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White House holiday decor honors COVID-19 frontline workers
WASHINGTON (AP) Holiday decorations unveiled Monday for Joe and Jill Biden s first White House Christmas honor frontline workers who persevered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
University of Scranton presents Noel Night Concert
Continuing a time-honored holiday tradition, Performance Music at The University of Scranton will present its 54th annual Noel Night concert on Saturday, Dec. 4. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in th
What’s the expiration date on saving and storing items for a friend?
This question regarding an offer to hold baby items for someone s future family can be applied to many loaned/borrowed/stored circumstances that have nothing to do with infant needs:
S.P. Music Ministry plans series of Christmas concerts
S. P. Music Ministry and national Christian singer/songwriter Stephen Perillo have planned several concerts featuring Christmas selections. The first concert will be 6 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at
Are those carved jockeys, horses still in Wilkes-Barre?
Margaret Peggy Muir reached out to the Times Leader recently, wondering if our readers might help her solve a mystery:
MMI students honor school founders
Students at MMI Preparatory School honored their school s founder, Eckley Brinton Coxe, and his wife, Sophia Georgianna Coxe, during a recent program at the school and graveside service.
St. Jude School hosts Trunk or Treat event
Saint Jude School held its annual Trunk or Treat event on Oct. 29, and more than 25 families participated this year with trunk themes ranging from Harry Potter to the Wizard of Oz and Candyland.
‘Bill Town Express’ came alive with details
The tiny movie theater was my favorite part of our whole Christmas layout.
‘It lets them know they’re remembered’
During a brief meeting of the Patriotic Club at Holy Redeemer High School in Wilkes-Barre last week, a reporter asked the students what kind of gifts they had collected for retired veterans at the VA
Broadway in Scranton presents musical ‘Waitress’
The main character in the musical Waitress has plenty of problems on her plate.
Don’t miss the “Count the Turkeys” contest in our Thanksgiving Day edition
Don t miss the Count the Turkeys contest only in the Times Leader T-Day edition on Thanksgiving Day!
FNCB Bank presents $7,500 to Marywood Momentum program for high school students
FNCB Bank recently presented a $7,500 Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) donation to Marywood University for their Momentum Program. Marywood University s Momentum Program provides high school ju
Logan Hayes, fourth-generation veteran, graduates from U.S. Air Force basic training
Logan Max Hayes, a fourth generation of the Hayes family to embark on a military career, recently graduated from Air Force basic training as Honor Grad of his flight and second in his Squadron of 700.
MMI sophomore moves on to district essay competition
MMI Preparatory School sophomore Paul Neyhart won the club level round of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Voice of Democracy Audio-Essay Scholarship Competition for his essay on this year s theme,
Philharmonic holiday concerts return to W-B, Scranton
The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic s annual PNC Holiday POPS concerts are back.
DAR awards classroom grant to Rice Elementary teacher
Mrs. Charbi Webby-Sokola, a fourth-grade teacher at Rice Elementary School, Crestwood School District, was awarded a Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Helen Pouch Memorial Fund Junior Members
Crestwood Secondary Center releases first-quarter honor roll
Crestwood Area School District announces the honor roll for the Crestwood Secondary Campus for the first marking period of 2021-202
First quarter honor roll announced at Dallas High School
Mr. Gregory S. Riley, Dallas High School Principal, announces the first quarter honor roll.The honor roll is determined by the following: Honors with Distinction: 98-100, no C s, D s, orF s. First Hon
‘Pride of the Yankees’ will be shown at Dietrich Theater
The Dietrich Theater in historic downtown Tunkhannock will present two free showings of The Pride of the Yankees, at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1 as part of the Dietrich s Film Favorite seri
Around Town: Chamber dinner a chance to reflect on positive changes
It was a glorious night on Thursday.