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As easy as it is tasty: Pasta, olive oil, tomato, basil and (raw) garlic
Having offered to cook for my visiting vegetarian sister, I made a quick scan through my computer recipe files and found this, something I clearly downloaded a while ago but had never bothered to whip

More than 1,000 piggies ready for St. Mary’s Homecoming Picnic
The volunteers at St. Mary s Church in Mocanaqua started cooking early Monday morning, and continued well into the afternoon, transforming 240 pounds of meat into a little more than 1,000 piggies, a

‘Arts in Motion: Live!’ a celebration to end summer camp
The kids recited poetry, demonstrated the kickboxing they d learned in martial arts class, and twirled, leapt and cartwheeled their way through several dance numbers.

Scranton Tennis Club holds junior tournament
There were a number of highly-contested matches in the recently Scranton Tennis Club Junior Tournament. Susan Arp and Emma Cuck battled for almost two hours before Arp took the Girls 14 and Under titl

There’s plenty to do around NEPA
It s easy to get tired of hearing people say there s nothing to do in this area.

Life at Full Throttle: Taking a bite out of the Big Apple
My daughter, her fianc , and a friend flew in for a wedding in New York City last month. Her friend had never been to New York, so they decided to extend their trip a few days. I drove in to show them

They’ll put ‘the hoot in hootenanny’
Promising to put the hoot in hootenanny and the jam in jamboree, REV Theatre plans to celebrate the music of such classic country artists as Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn and Hank Williams when it bring

FamilySearch can be treasure trove for military records
Veterans Day (and cool November weather) might seem far off in these days of 90-degree temperatures, but it s never too early for genealogists to start collecting data on their military ancestors.

Kistler Students take part in ‘Walkitecture Tour’ of Wilkes-Barre
Students from Dr. David W. Kistler Elementary School took steps through history when they recently embarked on the Wilkes-Barre City Health Department s Walkitecture tour.

‘Arts in Motion: Live!’ a celebration to end summer camp
The kids recited poetry, demonstrated the kickboxing they d learned in martial arts class, and twirled, leapt and cartwheeled their way through several dance numbers.

‘Mickey’s Search Party’ coming to Mohegan Sun Arena
On his biography, Jay Christiansen lists surfing, golf and soccer plus three other sports as hobbies.

A shrimp burger that lets you really taste the shrimp
There were a few odd things about this recipe from America s Test Kitchen, things I probably would never have thought of doing. Yet to say it all worked out would be an understatement. MT s first resp

Singer-songwriter Ayron Jones to perform at Kirby Center
WILKES-BARRE Up-and-coming blues singer-songwriter Ayron Jones will be coming to the F.M. Kirby Center as part of the venue s Chandelier Concert Series.

Two first responders receive Life Saving Award
As a member of the American Federation of Police and Concerned Citizens, John Bergen of Pittston Township recently nominated Kingston Assistant Fire Chief Floyd Young and Kingston Patrolman Matthew Bo

Shakespeare’s a scoundrel in PTPA musical
You can t blame struggling playwright Nick Bottom for trying to get a leg up on Shakespeare.

Quiet Valley plans Heritage Craft Day
Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm will feature the 15th annual Heritage Craft Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14. Demonstrators will show traditional heritage craft skills of the 1800s thr

Tracey Matisak to host WVIA mental health initiative Mind Over Matter
Award winning journalist Tracey Matisak will host the WVIA and Geisinger presented mental health initiative Mind Over Matter.

Annamaly Gallery will host ‘Arts in Motion: Live!’
So what did the kids do at Kamps 4 Kids this summer?

KISS Theatre to present ‘Newsies’
Go ahead and ask the young actors who are getting ready to present Disney s Newsies: The Broadway Musical at KISS Theatre if they would have enjoyed a real-life job hawking newspapers back in 1899.

Friendly Sons of St. Patrick plan Sept. 16 dinner
Members of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of St. Patrick are making arrangements for the 75th Annual Banquet to be held at the Best Western Genetti Hotel and Conference Center,Wilkes-Barre, PA