2021
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Yablonski first to make double charity donation
WILKES-BARRE Ed Yablonski said his wife, Cathy, has been attending the St. Ann s Solemn Novena in Scranton since she was an infant.
TL Cares: St. Joseph’s Center second of two charitable recipients
SCRANTON Sister Maryalice Jacquinot is the president and CEO of St. Joseph s Center, and she said it s donations like the one from Ed and Cathy Yablonski that help keep the organization running.
Wilkes-Barre man indicted on drug trafficking and firearm offenses
SCRANTON A man from Wilkes-Barre arrested earlier this month when drug agents found a large amount of heroin, fentanyl, crack cocaine and a stolen firearm inside his residence was indicted by a fede
Police: Pair posed as school district employees in fraud attempt
WILKES-BARRE City police arrested two men when they allegedly attempted to deceive a business by picking up merchandise for the Wilkes-Barre Area School District.
Our View: Pa. right to reduce weight of test scores in teacher evaluations
It was an informational item, with only a relatively brief explanation at Monday s meeting of the committee that runs the West Side Career and Technical Center.
WB Area sets ribbon cutting for new school
WILKES-BARRE With the new high school about 98% done, Wilkes-Barre Area School District Superintendent Brian Costello began Thursday s School Board meeting by announcing dates for the ribbon cutting
Ex-Walmart to become $80M Geisinger facility
PITTSTON TWP. The cavernous interior previously housed aisles of food, clothing, toys, electronics and all the other stuff Walmart stocks, but within a year it will be home to nine medical clinics a
ROX 52 Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria open for business in Plymouth
PLYMOUTH ROX 52 has reopened on East Main Street in Plymouth as an Italian restaurant/pizzeria with red and white checkered tablecloths, a BYOB policy and an extensive menu from pizza to full-course
Benefit field hockey tourney to raise funds for special needs playground
WILKES-BARRE A field hockey tournament on Friday will be helping to raise funds for the Wilkes-Barre Special Needs Playground Project fund.
Trudy Rubin: Why helping Iraq makes strategic sense
President Joe Biden declared on Monday that the U.S. combat mission in Iraq would cease by the end of this year. But he also made clear that U.S. forces probably most of the 2,500 now in the country
Nats star Turner tests positive for COVID-19, exits game
Biden touts ‘buy American’ efforts in Lehigh Valley visit
MACUNGIE President Joe Biden checked out the big rigs at a Lehigh County truck factory on Wednesday and promised workers that his policies would reshape the U.S economy for the working class a mes
Little League: Greater Pittston Area eliminated from major baseball state tournament
CONYNGHAM Greater Pittston Area cruised to the District 16 championship and then, for the most part, to the Section 5 title.
Senate suddenly acts to take up infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON The Senate voted Wednesday night to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, acting with sudden speed after weeks of fits and starts once the White House and a bip