Prison Population Down, and It Could Be Lower – Work Release Addressed
Participants in the Aug. 20 meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board included (clockwise, from bottom, right) solicitor Paul Litwin III, commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry, and Mike Stabinsky, chief clerk Bill Gaylord, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, sheriff Edward Sherman, deputy warden Gordon Traveny, president judge Russell Shurtleff, and publicContinue Reading
Additional Monthly Veterans Assistance Hours to Be Offered
Submitted Article Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) today announced that additional monthly assistance hours will be available to area veterans and their families in her Dallas district office, located at 105 Lt. Michael Cleary Drive, beginning in September. Brian Stolarski, department service officer with the American Legion, will offer appointments fromContinue Reading
Author Visit Planned at Bradford County Library
Submitted Article The Bradford County Library presents author Jeanne Mackin, discussing and signing her novel “The Last Collection: A Novel of Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel,” on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 1 pm. An American woman becomes entangled in the intense rivalry between iconic fashion designers Coco Chanel and ElsaContinue Reading
Rep. Keller Gets Crash Course in Education for Gas Workers
Pausing between legs of an energy-themed tour in Susquehanna County on Monday are (from left) Gary Hlavinka and Steve Novakowski of Cabot Oil & Gas, Brian Costanza of Lackawanna College, Rep. Fred Keller, Sue Gumble and Marianne Orlandini of the School of Petroleum & Natural Gas, and George Stark ofContinue Reading
Tunkhannock Man Accused of Burglarizing Ex, Faking Disability
By Rick Hiduk Tunkhannock Township Police, with assistance from PSP forensics experts, have determined that Robert James Murray, 49, Tunkhannock broke into the rear bedroom of the home of his ex girlfriend in late 2018 and stole thousands of dollars she kept in a lockbox under her bed. The crimeContinue Reading
Celebrating a Saturday on the Susquehanna at Falls
Classic vehicles of all sorts were still filing into George Hock Memorial Park (top) in West Falls, Exeter Township at 1:30 for a car show that was just one of many things to see and do as part of the Falls Summer Celebration on Saturday. Many people also took toContinue Reading
A New Heat Wave on the Horizon
Talk about your ‘hit-and-miss’ showers! Karen Black of Cherry Township, Sullivan County, posted these two photos from Thursday depicting “rain on the left side of the house…sunshine on the right.” A few thunderstorms will drift from southwest to northeast yet this afternoon. Photos by Karen Black / weather synopsis by RickContinue Reading
Boback Backs Program to Make PA Schools Safer
Submitted Article Recognizing the importance of ensuring our children feel safe at school, the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in support of investing an additional $60 million in the School Safety and Security Block Grant program. Now in its second year, the program provides flexible funding that schools may use forContinue Reading
NTIEC Energy Camp Sparks Interest Among Local Students
Taking in the sights and sounds of an active gas pad as part of the NTIEC Energy & Oilfield Career Summer Experience are (from left) Marianne Orlandini, Brian Christ, Blaize Whitehead, Zach Striefsky, Josh Myers, Colin Furneaux, David Villanella, Jacob Perez, Josh Keeney, and Deb Tierney. By Rick Hiduk/Photos byContinue Reading
Blondie Scored Big in the U.S. Forty Years Ago
Synopsis by Rick Hiduk Blondie seemed to come out of nowhere when “Heart of Glass” burst on to pop radio in America in the spring of 1979. Radio seemed poised for change that year, as disco backlash grew ever stronger, and rock seemed to be headed toward a new wave.Continue Reading