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Application deadline nearing for Republican Luzerne County Council seat
January 30, 2022
Luzerne County Republicans have until 4:30 p.m. Thursday to apply for the vacant county council seat.
Luzerne County COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high
January 30, 2022
Luzerne County’s new coronavirus cases dropped last week, but hospitalizations remained at a record pandemic high, according to the state’s latest early warning dashboard update.
Luzerne County election bureau proceeding as usual with mail ballots
January 30, 2022
With a special election looming, Luzerne County is particularly impacted by the timing of a state court challenge over the legality of mail ballot voting.
Luzerne County facing ‘tight turnaround’ on elections
January 27, 2022
Luzerne County’s Election Board released two different calendars Thursday because the county is simultaneously preparing for two back-to-back elections.
Luzerne County Manager Search Committee provides update
January 27, 2022
Without getting into specific numbers, Luzerne County’s Manager Search Committee presented an update Wednesday suggesting it has received a satisfactory applicant response for the top manager position.
Luzerne County non-union raise list released
January 26, 2022
Luzerne County Acting Manager Romilda Crocamo released a report Wednesday on the 2022 raises provided to non-union staff based on merit evaluations.
Luzerne County manager’s office and others moving to Penn Place Building
January 26, 2022
The Luzerne County manager’s office and two other administrative departments will relocate to the county-owned Penn Place Building in downtown Wilkes-Barre to free up more space at the courthouse for court-related functions, Acting County Manager Romilda Crocamo told council Wednesday.
Luzerne County Council OKs $4M for prison, IT
January 25, 2022
Luzerne County Council voted Tuesday to use $4 million of its $113 million federal American Rescue Plan funding for work at the prison and information technology department, but it tabled decisions on allocations for a small business/nonprofit grant program and inspection of the county-owned Firefighters’ Memorial Bridge linking Pittston and West Pittston.
Luzerne County receives information technology assessment results
January 24, 2022
A 48-page outside assessment recommending improvements in Luzerne County’s Information Technology Department was presented to county council Monday.
Two stormwater fee matters up for Luzerne County Council discussion Tuesday
January 24, 2022
Two stormwater fee matters are up for discussion at Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council work session, with a vote required at a future meeting for the plans to take effect.