Northern Tier Planners Wowed by Career Center
Criminal Justice Police Science instructor Dave Elliot (top) provides details of SCCTC’s relatively new three-year program, which will graduate its first students this year. Dr. Tracy Brundage of Keystone College (above) served as keynote speaker for the May 3 event. Photos and story by Rick Hiduk (Also published in theContinue Reading
Medical Kits Assembled to Culminate ‘Stop the Bleed’ Program
Displaying ‘Stop the Bleed’ kits are (front, from left) TASD students Ty Richter, Zahara Hubbard, Kaden Youells, Caitlin Wagner, Hayden Driscole, Piper Lukasavage, Tayrn Ostir, and Jack Welles, (back row) Heather McPherson, TASD’s Superintendent; Ron Coolbaugh, Tyler Memorial Hospital’s Plant Engineering Manager; Megan Terpak, TASD’s School Nurse; Ann Marie Stevens, TylerContinue Reading
Local Youth Gets ‘Red Carpet’ Treatment as Star of Cancer Awareness Film
Red Flight Pictures director Kyle Thompson (top, left) observes the interaction between actors Jeffery Benson (center) and Michael Callahan during their audition for “The Boy Hero.” Jeffery (above, center) and his parents, Pam and Craig Benson, returned home on April 30 from a 10-day trip to Florida, where the shortContinue Reading
Municipal Leaders Talk About Traffic Issues at Cabot Luncheon
A portion of the municipal authorities who took part in a question and answer session with Cabot and GDS managers after a luncheon at Cabot headquarters on April 30 as Cabot completions foreman Steve Brominski (top, standing, left) and general foreman Chris Erhert (back, right) stand by to field questions.Continue Reading
Prison Population Holds Steady with Nine Outsourced
It was all-hands-on-deck for the April 30 meeting of the Wyoming County Prison Board. Participants included (clockwise, from front) solicitor Paul Litwin III; commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Mike Stabinsky; chief clerk Bill Gaylord, sheriff Edward Sherman, district attorney Jeff Mitchell, warden Ken Repsher, president judge Russell Shurtleff, andContinue Reading
NTIEC Receives Grant from Northeastern Pennsylvania Health Care Foundation
Celebrating the receipt of a grant from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Healthcare Foundation are (above, front, from left) Laura Ducceschi, SAF President/CEO, NEPA HCF Administrator; Dr. Jeremiah Eagen, NEPA HCF Board Member; Debra Tierney, NTIEC Educational Coordinator; Shealynn Shave, NTIEC Executive Director; James Clemente, NEPA HCF Board Chair; Natalie Gelb, NEPAContinue Reading
Pickett Sets May Satellite Office, Veterans Services Hours
Submitted Article To help constituents better access state government-related services, Rep. Tina Pickett (Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) will hold satellite office hours on the first and thirds Wednesdays of the month in Sullivan County. Staff will be available in Sullivan County in the commissioners’ conference room at the courthouse from 1:30-3:30 p.m. onContinue Reading
Wyoming County Comprehensive Plan Completed
Wyoming County Planner Lynnelle Farber (above) displays one of the colored maps in the county’s new comprehensive plan book, this one depicting the topography of the county. Photos and story By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Wyoming County Planner Lynnelle Farber visited the county commissioners at their AprilContinue Reading
A Simpler Thyme Set for May 17-18 at Laceyville’s Oldest House
Submitted Article The Oldest House-Laceyville Area Historical Society would like to invite you to join us on Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18 from 9am to 5pm for our annual Simpler Thyme celebration. Each year we try to celebrate the history of the House and our town, Laceyville. ResearchContinue Reading
Police Activity at Tunkhannock Park Deemed a Personal Tragedy
By Rick Hiduk (Also published in the Rocket-Courier) Tunkhannock Borough Police have confirmed that the activity witnessed by numerous motorists in the vicinity of Tunkhannock’s Riverside Park on April 24 was the result of a suicide. Out of respect to the family, there will be no official release. No foulContinue Reading